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Colonel Thomas H. Ford. 
Ex-Lieutenant Governor of Oliio. 



HISTORY 



OF THE 



Thirty. Second Regiment 



OHIO VETERAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 



EDITED BY E. Z, HAYS. 

Chairman of the Regimental Historical Committee, and 
examined and approved by 

WARNER MILLS, GEORGE KNOFFLOCK. W. G. SNODGRASS. 

Historical Committee, 



1896. 

COTT & EVANS, Pkinteks, 

Columbus, Ohio, 



9957 



THIS HISTOKV IS I'L'HIJSHKD BY OKDKK OK THE 

THIRTY-SECOND OHIO REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION. 

copies of the book can ke pkocl'ked from 

Cai'T. Waknex Mills. Secketakv, 260 East Rich Street, 
Columbus. Ohio. 

sent by mail on receipt of one dollar. 



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Note. — When the MSS. for this History was placed in the hands of 
the printer, it was less than forty days until the date of the Twentieth 
Annual Re-union, at which time it was announced the books would be 
ready for distribution. Owinj,'- to the shortness of the time it therefore 
was impossible to send proofs to the different historians. This expla- 
nation is due Capt. E. Z- Hays, especially, inasmuch as several errors 
appear in the ref,'-imental history, which would have been prevented 
had the proofs been submitted to him. 




TO THE 

SOLDIERS OF THE UNION, 

THE 

BRAVE DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM, 
LIVING AND FALLEN, 

TO -WHOM EVERY NON-COMBATANT IN THE LAND OWES 
A DEBT OF GRATITUDE, 

THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED. 



PREFACE, 



Comrades :— 

Your Historical Committee submits for your con- 
sideration this history of our beloved organization. The 
authors have endeavored to g-ive. in a plain way, without 
exag"geration, the facts, and some of the incidents that made 
up thelife of the regiment in its service of four years. The 
dates, places, and facts herein given, it is believed, can be 
relied upon. 

Much credit is due the comrades and officers of our 
Regimental Association for the completeness of the work, and 
for the valuable assistance rendered in doing justice to the 
brave men of our regiment. 

It is well to state, perhaps, that these pages are not 
intended to be a history in full of any of the battles or com- 
panies mentioned, or of the armies that took part in them, 
but, rather, the part that our own regiment took in them. 
This is intended solely as a regimental history. 

The writing of this book was a labor of love, for which 
the authors have received no compensation, and would under 
no circumstances accept any, being glad of the opportunity 
to set forth the services of their noble, brave comrades who 



PREFACE. VI 

were as brothers in llicir long- association tog"cthcr. The 

work is theirs — the cheerful j^^ift of those who have a just 

appreciation of their patriotic services, and it is hoped they 

will find in it a faithful portraiture of the work the)' did for 

their country. 

E. Z. Hays, President, 

Waknkk Mills, Treasurer, 
Geo. Knofflock, Secretary, 

Publication Comtnittce. 



INDEX, 



PAGK 



Chapter 1. — Introductor3% ...... 9 

Chapter 2. — Org-anization, ..... 12 

Chapter 3. — Camp Baldwin Expedition, ... 16 

Chapter 4. — Spring- Campaig-n of 1862 — Battle of 
Bull Pasture Mountain, and Retreat to 

Franklin, Va., .... 22 

Chapter 5. — From Franklin to Cross Keys, . . 26 

Chapter 6. — Back Down the Shenandoah Valley - 
The Sieg-c and Surrender of Harper's 

Ferry 28 

Chapter 7. — Harper's Ferry to the Reorganization and 

Start to tlie Front, .... 35 

Chapter 8. — Southward, ...... 39 

Chapter 9. — The Vicksburg Campaign, ... 41 

Chapter 10. — Expedition into Interior of Mississippi, 47 

Chapter 11. — The Meridian Campaign, ... 49 

Chapter 12. — Home Ag-ain — Return to the Front — 

Service to July 22, 1864, . . 51 

Chapter 13.— The Battle of July 22— A Red Letter 

Day in the Regiment's History, . . 55 

Chapter 14.— From July 22 to the Fall of Atlanta . 59 

Chapter 15.— The March after Hood, ... 62 

Chapter 16. — The Great March to the Sea . . 65 

Chapter 17. — The Carolina Campaig-n, ... 68 

Chapter 18. — Capture of Columbia and Fayetteville, 69 

Chapter 19. — Battle of Bentonville, .... 72 

Chapter 20. — Homeward, 75 



INDEX. VIII 

I'AC. K 

FiKLD AND Staff — Roster, ...... 77 

Company A. — History, ...... 82 

Roster, 88 

Company B. — History, '>'» 

Roster, 1U2 

Company C. — History, . . . . . . 112 

Roster, 114 

Company D.— History, 124 

Roster . .128 

Company E. — History, 138 

Roster 149 

Company F. — Roster, ...... 15'J 

Company F No. 2. — History, 167 

Roster 170 

Company G. — History, . . . . . . .177 

Roster, 200 

Company H.— Roster, 214 

Company I. — History, ...... 224 

Roster, 2M 

Company K. — History, ...... 244 

Roster, . . . . . . . 255 

Unassigned Recruits, ...... 266 

Appendix. — Harper's Ferry AlTair — Medal of Honor — 

Re-Unions of the Rew-iment, . . . 2')') 



Thirty ^Second Regiment O. V. V. L 



CHAPTER I. 



Introductory. 

The call of President Lincoln, in the summer of 1861, 
for three hundred thousand volunteers to aid in putting- down 
the rebellion of the slave states, found the men who were to 
constitute the Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantr}' quietly 
pursuing- the various walks of civil life ; but, at the same 
time, many, if not most of them, critically observing- 
the course of events, and patriotically considering in 
which direction their duty pointed. The volunteers of 
1861 did not split hairs over political issues nor over the 
causes that led up to the war, nor did they interest them- 
selves greatly over questions of State-craft. The one consid- 
eration with them was the preservation of the Union. They 
knew that the authority of a duly elected President had been 
set aside, and that the flag of the Union had been assaulted 
and insulted ; that our fabric of constitutional g-overnment 
"of the people, by the people, for the people," was rocking- 
on its foundation, and that it could be preserved only by the 
sword, and that the time had come when those who had faith 
in man's capabilities for self-government should assert them- 
selves. 

The blunders of Bull Run had given the rebels that 
bloody field, and their victorious troops had pursued the 
broken and disorganized Union army to the very gates of the 
National capital ; and whilst they plumed themselves over 
their victory, they confidentl}' discussed the terms of peace 
the Southern Confederacy should dictate to the defeated and 



10 THIKTY-SICCONI) KliGIINIENT O. \'. I. 

humbled North. Hut th.it victory that had added to the 
intoxication of the South had sobered the North. The call 
for .^0(),()0(> came when the Union cause was in the shadow of 
its hrst cloud. Our first g-reat disaster was weighing- down 
the hearts of our people. Many of them had been called to 
stand face to face with the dire calamities of war. Many of 
our friends had died on liull Run's bk)o<ly field, and many 
hearts were burdened with the sorrow thereof. The timid 
were nursing- their fears, whilst the disloyal among- us, 
emboldened by our defi-at, insisted more vig-orously than 
before that we could never bring the war to a successful 
conclusion ; that the N(jrth could never subdue the South ; 
that we would only send our sons to certain and fruitless 
death if we persisted. Whilst the timid were hesitating and 
doubting- and wavering-, and the disloyal were exalting the 
military prowess of the foe and the great superiority of the 
Southern to the Northern soldier, the first 3(H), 000 volunteers 
were quietly forming- in the ranks of war, conscious of the 
mag-nitude of the undertaking in which they were about to 
engag-e, and for the accomplishing of which they pledg^ed 
their sacred honor and their lives. Of this first 300,000, the 
Thirty-second O. V. I. was a part. How important a part 
let her service show. 

It is idle to say, as is sometimes said, that the pay — 
eleven dollars per month and the bounty of one hundred 
dollars — were the inducements that filled the ranks of the 
several reg-iments in this 300,000. If any nation in any ag-e 
ever g-athered under her standards a truly loyal and patriotic 
army, our country did, when she mustered into her service 
the men who responded to that call. Three months had 
elapsed since the first call for troops, and the excitement 
incident to a state of war just breaking into activity had had 
ample time to cool. The casualties of the several eng-age- 
ments of the spring- and summer had informed every 
thoug-htful mind as to the dang-erous character of the service 
in which they were about to enlist, and if the love of adven- 
ture stimulated any to take up the occupation and hardships 
of a soldier's life, they had had opportunity to observe that 
such adventure was full of dangers, and it may be reasonably 



INTRODUCTORY. 11 

assumed that these first 300,000 volunteers acted thoug-htfullv 
and from a deep conviction of the duties of patriots, an 
undcrstandini;- of the dang-ers of war and the exposures and 
trials incident to the career of a soldier. 



CHAPTER II. 



Okc.anization. 

The orofanization of the reg-iment beg-an about the 20th 
day of Aug-ust, 1861, at Camp Bartlet, near Mansfield, 
Ohio, and was completed at Camp Dcnnison, Ohio, by Sep- 
tember 7, following-. The reg-iment received its first guns, 
mostly old Harpers Ferry muskets altered to percussion locks 
— an arm that did most vigorous kicking whenever required 
to do service, either defensive or offensive ; but, fortunately, 
no verv serious fighting was ever recjuired of the regiment 
until it had been supplied with a better weapon. 

The reg-iment lay at Camp Dennison, taking- lessons in 
the art of war, until September 15, 1861, when, owing to 
Gen. R. E. Lee's attack on Cheat Mountain, and what seemed 
to be a contemplated advance of the enemy into the pan- 
handle of Virginia and to the Ohio river, it was ordered to 
re-enforce our army in that field of operations, g-oing- by 
rail to Webster, W. Va. 

September l7th the regiment marched from Webster to 
Phillipi ; the 18th, to Bealington ; the 19th, to Beverly, 
where it had a little experience by being- called up late in the 
nig-ht to form and resist an attack from a larg-e bod}' of rebels 
who were reported to be within striking- distance ; but 
whether this was an experiment of the officers, or they as 
well as the privates were deceived, is not of importance now. 
Suffice it to say the reg-iment formed with commendable 
promptness and evinced a disposition to see something- of the 
enemy before abandoning- their g-round. Remaining at 
Beverly two days, the march was resumed, and the regiment 
on the 23d day of September reached Huttonville, W. Va., 
where it lay in camp a couple of da3-Si when it marched to 
Cheat Mountain summit. This point was not in fact the 
summit or highest point of the mountain rang-e, but a g-ap or 



ORGANIZATION. 13 

depression in the mountain, over which there then ran an 
excellent pike road, and at that earl}' period in the war it 
was deemed important that this pass should be held "at all 
hazards," a fallacy that was exploded later on, and the fact 
clearly established that the suffering-s the Thirty-second 
Ohio endured in the winter of 1861-62, in common with a 
number of other regiments, on the top of this bleak, wind- 
swept mountain, covered with snow, was all uncalled for. 

The reg-iment now became a part of the command of 
Gen, Reynolds, Gen. Milroy being- in immediate command on 
the summit, and the 320f constituting- a part of his brig-ade. 

On arriving at the summit, work was at once begun 
clearing off the timber, logs and brush from a space sufficient 
to afford camping grounds for the regiment. The location 
was outside the fortifications to the front and on the left 
wing of the army. Thus the Thirty-second, immediately 
on getting into the neighborhood of the enemy, then at Camp 
Greenbriar, twelve miles away, took position in the front, 
and thereafter that was the place it occupied. 

The weather on the mountain was exceedingly variable, 
and in the early fall we experienced changes in the tempera- 
ture of from April sunshine to wintry winds, with the 
mercury several degrees below zero. In consequence of the 
severity of the weather, the unavoidable exposure in doing 
guard duty, and in performing the many other duties of a 
soldier in the field, many of the regiment became sick, and 
quite a good many passed over that other summit, to "that 
bourne from whence no traveler returns," be he soldier or 
citizen. All in all, the winter of 1861-62, aside from fight- 
ing, was the severest the regiment experienced during its 
service. 

General Milroy having concentrated all his available 
forces at Cheat Mountain pass, he, on the night of October 
2, 1861, at about ten o'clock at night, moved to attack the 
Confederate forces at Camp Greenbriar, the Thirty-second 
in the advance. 

This was the regiment's first service with an enemy in 
their front who was credited with indomitable courage and 
unapproachable cunning in the arts of war. The bojs were 



14 THIKTV-SECOND KKGIMENT O. V. I. 

somewhat verdant, the road was overhung- by mig^hty pines, 
the boug-hs of which almost interlaced, making- the darkness 
of a very dark nig-ht well nig-h jet black. As they moved 
throug-h the inky nig-ht, awa}' up the mountain side came the 
hoo! hoo! hoo-hoo-hoo! of the mountain owl. This was 
answered by another of these nig-ht prowlers farther on in 
the direction the command was marching, and then another, 
and another, until the sounds died away in the distance. It 
was not long- until many a young soldier, and some old ones 
also, became impressed with the idea that these doleful notes 
were uttered by cunning mountaineers acting as scouts for 
the enemy at Greenbriar, and that they thus gave notice of 
our approach. We were certain of it. The enemy were 
informed of every step of our advance. Any moment they 
mig-ht be expected to pour an annihilating- lire upon us. 
Most of us were badly frig-htened, but we shook ourselves 
together, tig-htened our cartridge belts and marched courag-- 
eously on. We were in momentary anticipation of an am- 
bush, but we prepared ourselves to meet it. We continued to 
advance until the Gum road was reached. Here the Thirty- 
second halted for the purpose of g-uarding- the road and prevent- 
ing the enemy from getting into the rear of the main force, 
which moved on to the attack of the rebel position. The 
Thirty-second Ohio participated no further in this move- 
ment and took no other part in it than to hold the Gum 
road. The force that attacked the enemy in their camp at 
Greenbriar, found them fully prepared. The infantry was 
but slig-htly eng-ag-ed, the g-reater number of the reg-iments 
not firing a gun. There was a spirited artillery duel, after 
which the General commanding- withdrew his forces and 
marched leisurely back to Camp Cheat Mountain, the Thirty- 
second Ohio covering the rear. 

Again the regiment took up the ordinary rounds of camp 
life, which were pursued without interruption and without 
change, excepting- the gradually increasing- cold and a corre- 
sponding increase of suffering- among- the men. There were 
not sufficient tents, even if tents had been— ^which they were 
not- — the necessary shelter for winter weather at so g-reat an 
altitude. The men built chimneys to their tents, but being- 



ORGANIZATION. l5 

in many instances short of blankets and without overcoats, 
their suffering- was very g^reat. The winds and wet pene- 
trated the tents, and it was almost beyond possibility for the 
outside man in a "spoon squad" to keep at all comfortable. 
There being- no hospital accommodations on the mountain, 
the prospects for one who fell sick were not at all encourag-- 
ing-. Many did sicken, and some died. Certainly, in each 
company visited by the grim destroyer, these first deaths 
were very sad ones. We became more accustomed to the 
presence of man's unyielding- enemy and final conqueror, and 
paid less attention to his work, as the months of our service 
went on. 

But an etTort was made to provide better accommodations. 
A portable steam saw-mill was sent to the mountains, log's 
were cut and sawed and quite comfortable quarters erected, 
but about the time we were g-etting- tixed to resist the severe 
cold of the winter, we were, on the 5th day of December, 
moved to Beverly, W. Va., and found the climate in the val- 
ley less rig^orous. 

Shortly before leaving- our mountain camp, the reg-iment 
received its tirst pay. This was in g-old. The comrades will 
remember that it was a long- while before we heard the clink- 
ing- of g-old coins ag-ain. 



CHAPTER III. 



Caimp Baldwin Expeditiox, 

BY CEN. W, I). HAMII/roN. 

Within a few days after the reg-iment reached Beverly, 
Colonel Ford received an order to take his command back 
to Cheat Mountain summit, and report to General Milroy 
for the purpose of participating- in the contemplated move- 
ment and attack on the enemy at Camp Allegheny, a forti- 
fied position on the summit of Alleghenv Mountain, about 
twenty-live miles east of Cheat Mountain pass. 

Colonel Ford's health was such that he could not take the 
field himself, his lield-oflicers were either absent or sick, a 
very larg-e per cent, of the entire command was under the care 
of the surg-eon, and its fighting- strength materially reduced. 
Owing to these unfortunate conditions Colonel Ford consid- 
ered his command unfit, physically, to undertake a march of 
forty to fifty miles and back, in mild winter, over mountainous 
roads, through a very sparsely inhabited district, and he did 
not feel he would be justified in requiring so much. at their 
hands. But on the other hand, here were his orders in clear, 
unmistakable lines, and he must at least seem to obey them, 
and to that end he effected a compromise between his incli- 
nation not to go, and the express orders before him ; he issued 
an order directing any of the men who were able and willing- 
to go, to report to Capt. Hamilton, of Company G, one of the 
bravest and most intelligent officers of the line, who was 
given command of these volunteers. The force so placed un- 
der his charge consisted of about one hundred and eighty to 
two hundred men, and two officers; First Ivieut. Charles C. 
Brandt, who commanded about forty men of Company F, and 
Second Lieutenant Westbrook with about fifty men from 
Company G. The other companies in the regiment were 



CAMP BALDWIN EXPEDITION. 17 

g-enerally represented, but none of them by so large a number 
as the two above named.. 

With this force of less than two hundred men, Captain 
Hamilton set out on the 11th day of December, 1861, for 
Cheat Mountain pass, where he arrived with his command 
about noon of the 12th, having- camped the night before at 
Huttenville, at the foot of the mountain, without shelter, 
although the night was severely cold. On reporting to 
General Melroy, Captain Hamilton's command was assigned 
a place with the Thirteenth Indiana and the Twenty-fifth 
Ohio, and these constituted for the occasion the First Brigade. 

General Melroy's entire force consisted of about 2,5U0 
infantry, without cavalry or artillery, and was divided into 
two brigades — the first brigade commanded by Colonel Jones 
of the Twenty-fifth Ohio, the second by Colonel Moody, of 
the Ninth Indiana. 

The command left the pass at twelve o'clock that day — 
although the Thirty-second had already made a good dav's 
march — and reached the old rebel camp on Greenbriar before 
dark — about twelve miles. Here we cooked supper and rested 
till ten o'clock, and then took up our march for the enemy's 
camp about eight miles distant, which it was proposed to 
reach by four o'clock in the morning, as the attack was 
meant to be in the nature of a surprise. To effect this our 
movements had to be rapid. Colonel Moody was directed, 
with the assistance of a guide, to take his brigade around 
the mountain to our right, and advance on the enemy's left 
and rear, and to make his attack promptly when he should 
hear the guns of the first brigade, which was to make the 
attack in front at four o'clock. When half the distance was 
reached, the second brigade took a road leading to the right, 
and the first brigade halted for an hour to give Colonel 
Moody time to reach his point, as he had the greater distance 
to go. Our column consisted of the Thirteenth Indiana and 
Twenty-fifth and Thirty-second Ohio, and moved out in the 
order named. The road (known as the Stanton pike) was 
fairly good, but the night was dark and our progress slow 
and cautious, as we were told everything depended on 
secrecy. Our advance guard was a detail of fifty men from 



18 TIIIKTY-SRCOND KKGIMENT O. V. I. 

the Thirteenth Indiana, a regiment of much experience and 
hi«^h reputation. The Twenty-fifth Ohio was also a fair 
reg-imont and finely officered, under command of Major Web- 
ster, who was afterwards killed while commanding a brigade 
at Perryville. Colonel Jones, in command of the brigade, 
had been a captain in the war with Mexico, and was known 
as an excellent officer, while General Milroy, also an old 
Mexican officer, was known to be a brave and daring man, 
although excitable and somewhat impulsive. 

The men under Captain Hamilton had some little exper- 
ience as scouts and skirmishers, but had never been enveloped 
in the smoke of battle. They were, however, the most 
gallant and daring men of their several companies, for no 
others would have volunteered in such an expedition under 
such circumstances. 

When within a mile of the enemy's works, our advance 
guard was fired upon by their pickets, and our presence was 
revealed. The advance guard formed as skirmishers and 
pressed forward vigorously. One of them had been shot and 
was carried back along our column to the rear. The effect 
upon the men was very depressing. Captain Hamilton, we 
afterwards learned, went forward and suggested that the 
wounded be taken somewhere else. It was now four o'clock. 
The column moved slowly and often halted while the skir- 
mishers were working. The men of the Thirty-second had 
made a double march the day before, with but little sleep 
since they started from Huttonville, and were at this time so 
exhausted that it was with the greatest difficulty that they 
could be prevented from lying down to sleep as the column 
halted, and many were seen to sleep as they marched, while 
holding on to each other. 

The column at length emerged from the timber which 
had covered us into the lower edge of a mountain field, at the 
top of which was the enemy's position. They had already 
been fully aroused, and there was nothing for us to do 
but to form and charge as promptly as possible. The 
brigade was placed in column of regiments, the Thirteenth 
Indiana on the right, the Twenty-fifth Ohio in the center, 
and the Thirty-second Ohio on the left, and the order given 



CAMP BALDWIN EXPEDITION. 19 

to advance. At this time a rebel picket arose from the front 
of our column and started to run up the hill, but was halted 
by Captain Hamilton, when he dropped his gun and was 
brought in by one of our men. When our columns approached 
the timber at the upper edge of the field, the enemy, who 
were waiting in ambush for us, arose and opened fire. The 
Thirteenth Indiana, which received the heaviest discharge, 
moved rapidly to the right oblique, and was thrown left 
front into line. The Twenty-fifth Ohio followed with the 
same movement, as did also the Thirty-second Ohio, and the 
line thus formed dashed up over the brow of the mountain 
and delivered a well directed fire into the enemy's line. They 
returned the fire with vigor, but shot too high, doing but 
little harm. They fell back before the determined advance 
of our line, enabling- us to secure a foothold in the timber 
which skirted the flat top of the mountain, on which we 
could now see their works in a cleared field about a quarter 
of a mile away. The}- now opened with artillery, from the 
fire of which we protected ourselves in the timber, while we 
listened anxiously for Colonel Moody's guns on the other 
side, but his guide got lost in the night. His command came 
up an hour behind time and could do nothing. The loss of 
that hour was fatal to the expedition. The enemy, seeing 
the smallness of our force, and, perhaps, knowing that we 
were expeting help, sent out their full force and drove us 
back into the timber from which we had begun to advance. 
Here began a most determined struggle — they to gain control 
of the timber, we to keep them out. The roar of the mus- 
ketry was terrible, and the shouts of the men was like the 
yelling of fiends. When some of the boys showed signs of 
giving way. Captain Hamilton shouted, "Stick to the timber, 
boys, and stand firm, our side is making half that noise." 
This was a cheering thought, and we yelled and fired the 
harder. About this time a big stout man of the Twenty-fifth 
Ohio, who was pressing forward and shouting lustily on our 
right, received a shot in his heel. He threw his gun in the 
air and started limping across our front, and shouting, "Oh, 
Lordie ! oh, Lordie!" in such a comic way that our boys 
laughed, and called to him to take care or he might get his 



20 THIRTY-SKCOND KKCIMENT O. V. I. 

other heel shot. This ridiculous incident did a gfood deal to 
restore self-possession among: the men. Our line was too 
weak for the force ag^ainst us, and was broken between the 
Thirteenth Indiana and Twenty-fifth Ohio, The enemy 
gained the timber ; the right and center began to fall back, 
and we were being flanked. Lieutenant Westbrook, with 
Company G and others of the Thirty-second, had taken 
position behind some logs, from which they delivered fire 
until Captain Hamilton issued orders to fall back, which he 
ordered to be done as slowly as possible. Our men behaved 
admirably during the fight. 

Our wounded were hauled back to Beverly, thirty-four 
miles, over rough, frozen roads, in common wagons, the ice 
in the ruts was often broken for water to quench their thirst. 
A number died on the way. 

General Milroy, in his official report of the engagement, 
spoke in the highest terms of the conduct of our detachment ; 
and C. H. Ross, from Zanesville, Adjutant of the Twenty-tifth 
Ohio, and who commanded the left flank of his regiment, 
next to us, telegraphed home of the gallant conduct of the 
Twenty-fifth, and said that " a detachment of the Thirty- 
second, under Captain Hamilton, was formed upon our left, 
and fought like tigers." 

This particularity in describing this battle is because it 
was the first in which the command was engaged, and 
although like most of the battles during the first years of the 
war, we were unsuccessful as against the enemy ; still, it 
brought out the mettle of the regiment, established the key- 
note of its character on a high scale, and created an esprit de 
corps which it never failed to maintain. 

After the Camp Baldwin incident, the regiment lay the 
remainder of the winter at Beverly, Va., the monotony of 
camp life being occasionally broken by scouting expeditions 
among the mountains, none of which were of much import- 
ance. Such expeditions were usually made up of details from 
all the companies, or by volunteers. Much of the winter was 
very cold, and when not cold, wet and uncomfortable. The 
most important of the scouting expeditions of the winter was 
under the command of Captain Lucy, of Company A, to the 



CAMP BALDWIN EXPEDITION. 21 

Dry Fork of Seneca, over mountains and throug-h primeval 
forests. The scenery was picturesque, and often grand 
and imposing-. The eternal green of the pines contrasted 
beautifully with the mantle of snow that wrapped valley, hill 
and mountain heig-ht in a common sheet of spotless white. 

For miles of our wa}' there was no road, the one wag^on 
of the expedition having- to be drawn up the precipitous 
mountain sides by the troops and ag-ain let down by ropes in 
the hands of the soldiers. The people of that wild, moun- 
tainous reg-ion had no use for wag-on roads, as they had no 
wag-ons. Indeed, the wife of "Soldier" White — "Soldier" is 
the only name we ever had for that g-aunt old mountaineer ; 
it was the name his scattering- neig-hbors g-ave him — a woman 
of fifty-five or sixty years, had never seen a wag-on until the 
"yankees" of the Thirty-second took one to the valley in 
which she had passed her life. These scouting- expeditions 
accomplishetl little or nothing- excepting- that the poor ig^no- 
rant mountaineers were broug-ht in contact with men of 
intellig-ence from the world beyond them, and they became 
impressed with the streng-th of our army and our boundless 
resources, thoug-h they did not speak of these thing-s exactly 
in that lang-uag-e. 



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Spring Campaign of 18()2— Battle of Bull Pasturk Moun- 
tain AND Ri-:tkivAT to Franklin, Va, 

( )n tile 15th of Marrli llic regiment hc^an its rcttim to Cheat 
.Mountain summit, wliere it arrived on the 15th and went into 
([uarters. ( )n the jSth new j^uns were issued and all turut'd in 
tlie old muskets we liad been depending upon U]) to this time, and 
in their ])lace we reeei\'ed Austrian nmskets, a very g'ood little 
^un for close work, hut not of lon^' ran^e. 

We remained on C heat Mountain until April 5, 1862, when 
we broke camp for the spring- campaign, under coniuiand of r>rig. 
(ien. Milrow excepting Company G, which had been lelt at 
lieverly. ( )n this day we marched to Greenbriar river. On the 
6th to the site of the rebel camp, Allegheny, they having evacu- 
ated that ])osition some time before. ( )n the iith the main part 
of the regiment reached Monterey, a part having l)een sent to 
relieve the I'nion i)eo])le on Knapps' Creek did not reach that 
point until tlie 12th. At this ])lace on the 12th there were a few- 
shots exchanged with the enemw l)ut no casualties on either side. 
On tlie 17th we went into cam]) near .McDowell, \ a., and for the 
lirst time i)Ut up our new Sible\ tents, of wliicli we were \ ery 
proud, but of whicli we did not long retain ])ossession. \ erily, 
pride goeth Ijcfore a fall. 

The brigade of ( len. Milroy remained encamped about 
McDowell until the 5th of May, v>hen the advance was again 
begim. The Thirty-second ( )hio w'as thrown bevond the Shenan- 
doah .Mountain summit about five miles, where it rested over 
night and returned to the summit on tlie morning of the 6th and 
again returned to the valley on the east side of the mountain. 
Jlere we ])ut up tents and spent a comfortable niglit. Quite early 



BATTLE OF BULL PASTURE MOUNTAIN. 23 

in the morning, May 7th, tents were struck and neatly packed 
ready for the wagons, wliich ithe night before had returned to 
McDowell for rations. We then had to our regiment twelve or 
fourteen wagons, more than enough, as was found in 1863-4, for 
an entire brig-ade. but we had camp equipage sufficient to fill them 
all, and frequently had to leave many highly prized camp comforts 
behind. However, after the morning of May 7th we were never 
again, during the term of our service, so thoroughly equipped 
with tents and other camp comforts. Whilst some companies 
were yet enjoying their coffee and "hard tack," a cavalrvmian, 
bare-headed and dusty, with saber in hand, dashed through the 
oamp at the utmost speed of his horse, shouting as he flew by, 
"The rebels are coming!" He was followed by two or three 
others, who confirmed his report. The Thirty-second quietly and 
orderly completed its preparations for advance or retreat. Our 
fine Sibley tents were neatly packed and placed by the roadside 
convenient for loading; the several companies fell in line, took 
arms, put on their cartridge boxes, examined their guns and made 
every preparation for moving on a moinent's notice. A couple of 
companies were thrown forward to ascertain, if possible, what 
force was advancing against us. As the pickets of the Thirty- 
second toward the front did not report, the opinion prevailed that 
the cavalrymen had been stampeded by a few bushwhackers and 
that there was no enemy in force in our front. We afterwards 
learned that our pickets hadibeen cut off and escaped by taking to 
the mountains. W'e soon found that the alarm had substantial 
foundation, as we saw the morning sun glancing from musket 
barrels of long lines of infantry far up the mountain side, who 
were, as rapidly as the nature of the ground over which they 
marched would permit, passing to our rear. Evidently no time 
was to be lost. We at once began a rapid, 1)ut orderly, march 
back to the mountain sunmiit. This was now the objective point 
of both the enemy and ourselves. If Ave reached it first we were 
safe. If the enemy got there before us our chances of escape were 
few indeed. We had the advantage of a fine road, and stimulated 



24 THIKTV-SIJCONI) REGIMENT O. V. I. 

])v the (lan.c^or of beinp: cut off and many, if not all, of us bein^:^ 
ca])turc(l, \\c were able to i^'ain the ,<;oal for which the race was 
made, but we had left our new Sil)ley tents and other valuable 
stores a prize to Stonewall Jaekson's conunand. Ihese teiUs nu 
doubt bi'eanie oflieers' "marciues," in the fervid lan^nai^i' ol tlie 
Sunnv >out]i. Sid Slocknii^'s sutler stores, which had ])assed tlie 
mountanis with us, constituted no unimportant part of the cap- 
ture tiie enemy made on this beautiful s])rin,L;- mornini^. 

We continued our retreat towards McDowell, and on reach- 
ing- the foothills met the remainder of the brigade, under the inmie- 
diate command of Gen. ]\Iilroy. Here occurred a little episode 
that is somewhat characteristic of tliis brave, reckless (as we 
thought) and energetic officer. Having received information tliat 
the enemy had already begim anotiier movement to reach our 
rear b\ ])assing around our right, he (lis])atched Company li of the 
Thirty-second ( )hio to ascertain the truth of the report. In his 
instructions he said to the com])any commander, "If vou hud 
them, pitch into them; give them li — 1. Make them tliink they are 
flanked.'" The l)rig-ade ne)\\ fell back to McDowell, where we 
cam])ed for the night. 

May 8th: This morning the enemy appeared in force on 
Bull Pasture Mountain, east of and near the little village of 
McDowell. Gen. Schenck also arrived with his brigade and being 
the ranking officer, took conunand. It was now determined to 
not only risk an engagement, but to attack the enemy in a very 
strong position chosen by himself on the top of Bull Pasture 
Mountain — a ])osition almost impregnable if defended with rea- 
sonable skill and courage, it was a position that should not 
have been attacked at all, unless the attacking force so greatly out- 
numbered the defenders as that a considerable body could have 
been detached for the purpose of gaining the enemy's flank or 
rear. The attack was delivered scpiarely in the enemy's face, but 
most forcibly upon his right flank. The battle lasted all the after- 
noon and until so late that nothing could be seen at which to fire 
but the flash of the enemy's guns. Our troops fell back to their 



BATTLE OF BULL PASTUKE MOUNTAIN. 25 

old camps, got supper, and stretching their weary Hmbs upon the 
bare ground, were soon sleeping the sleep of weary soldiers. The 

loss of the Thirty-second Ohio in this engagement was 

killed, wounded. 

At I o'clock A. M. of the 9th the command was aroused and 
told to fall in quietly, and we began our march to Franklin, \'a., 
where we arrived on the loth of May without incident. The 
enemy followed with a small force and occupied our attention 
whilst his main column turned back, went down the Shenandoah, 
fell upon Banks and drove him out of the valley. In the mean- 
time, Gen. Fremont had arrived at Franklin with reinforcements, 
and took command. While laying at Franklin twenty men of the 
Thirty-second Ohio were detached to fill up a battery. Here also 
the Tliirty-second was detached from Milroy's and assigned to 
Schenck's brigade. 




ciiAin~i':K \'. 



Fko^i Fkanki.in to Ckoss Kkys. 

\\y the 24tli of May the autlioritics liad discovered there was 
no enemy al)()nt I'Vankhn, tliat Jackson was in fact in the Shenan- 
doali N'alley, and that ['"reniont's laru;e force was wanted where the 
eneniN' was; lience, on the 24th day of IVIay we moved ap;'ain, 
reaching;- Petersl)nr^-, \'a.. on the 25,th. On the 26tli Tremont, 
ha\'in<^' ])in'in'ed his connnand of all sick and wonnded, with onlv 
able-bodied men in lii^-ht marchin<^ order, started for the Shenan- 
doah to intercept Jackson on his retnrn up that valley, after havint^ 
defeated Uanks. Ihit the wily Vir5;inian was too ([uick for the 
I'athlnnder. Stonewall's rear was not out of sight on its way up 
the valley when Fremont's advance struck the pike at Strausburc^. 
We should have reached Strausburg six or ten hours sooner than 
we did, in which event there might have been a different story to 
record. We lay by ])art of one afternoon that would, if improved, 
have brought us to the pike over which Jackson was marching, 
before he could have got past. 

Now began h>emont's pursuit of Jackson u]) one of the love- 
liest valleys in our country. It was about the 1st of June and the 
wheat that covered the entire valley like a blanket was taking on 
the golden green of the coming harvest. The surface of the 
valley land rolling but not hilly, the mountain ranges to the right 
and left all combined to make a lovely scene. But many times 
this picture was marred by the presence of the front of grim-vis- 
aged war. Many times were the enemy comjielled to stop and 
show fight to afford their trains protection, and as often the L^nion 
forces formed battle front and promptly took up the wager of 
battle. But it was no ])art of Jackson's plans to fight Fremont's 
army. He was simply intent on getting away to Lee, who was 



FROM FKANKLIN TO CROSS KEYS. 27 

then confronted by McClelland on the peninsula; but finally, near 
Cross Keys, Fremont pressed 'him so closely that he was compelled 
to make a stand on the 8th day of June, and a considerable engage- 
ment took place, which lasted until dark. Time was the great 
want of Jackson, and time is what he fought for. The position he 
held was a good one. If pressed too closely he could rest both 
flanks on the Shenandoah river opposite the village of Port 
Republic and Fremont would have been compellled to attack him 
directly in the front, with no possible opportunity of turning 
either wing. Jackson held his position until Fremont's troops 
were wrapped in profound slumber, then as stealtliily as possible 
he stole over the Shenandoah river bridge at Port Republic, 
which lie burned behind liini, and on the morning of the 9th fell 
upon Shields' advance, which he drove over the Luray Mountain. 
The brigade of Gen. Schenck, in which the Thirty-second then 
was, took no active i)art m the fight of the 8th. On the morning 
of the 9th we fell into ranks ready to move, when Lieut. Col. 
Sweeney, then commanding the regiment, rode out in front and 
commanded, 'Attention! Thirty-second Ohio!" and addressmg 
us, he said: "We are al^out to move on tiie enemy, and if there is 
any hard fighting done to-day it will be done by Schenck's brigade. 
I will expect the Thirty-second to do its duty. Right face, for- 
ward, march!" and we moved a short distance, right in front, when 
we Vv'ere deployed as skirmishers and pressed rapidly forward, 
in expectation of being opened on by the enemy's skirmishers. 
On ! On ! to the banks of the Shenandoah and no resistance made. 
We now saw the ruins of the river bridge, and over the turbid 
Shenandoah, then greatly swollen, to our left front, among the 
hills, in woods and fields, we looked upon Shields' troops gal- 
lantly defending themselves against overwhelming numbers, 
with Fremont's command so near, not able to pull a trigger to 
aid them. We rested upon the banks of the river until the morn- 
ing of the loth; when we began our return down the valley. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Back Down thk Shenandoah Vai.i.ey — The Siege and 

Sl'KKENDEU Ol' HakPEk'S F^EUKY. 

The Thirty-second, with other troops, went into camp at 
Middlctown. \'a.. wliere it remained until July 5th. when it 
marched to \Y'inchester, \'a. Here, under connnand of (]en. 
Piatt, tliey were actively employed in fortifying- and other defen- 
sive work, which, with frequent night alarms, made the service 
very exacting'. Lieut. Col. Sweeney, connnanding' the reijimcnt, 
did not j;et alons^- well \\ith ( ien. Piatt, and in consequence there 
was nuich dissatisfaction throui;'hout the rci^iment with the i^eneral 
commanding. 

About August 1st, Gen. Piatt left us. his place being supplied 
by Gen. White. This officer continued the defensive work begun 
under Gen. Piatt. Not much of moment occurred vmtil Septem- 
ber 2d, wh»n it became evident that the enemy were advancing in 
such force that the position about Winchester was no longer 
tenable and the entire command retired 011 Harper's Ferry, after 
dismounting the guns and blowing up the magazines. 

After marching all of the night of the 2d of September and all 
day the 3d, we arrived at Plarper's P^erry, Va., in the evening. 
On the morning of the 5th the regiment crossed the Potomac on a 
pontoon bridge and took position on Maryland Heights. The 
enemy was known to be on the move and active, and on the loth 
our scouts brought such information as led us to adopt every pre- 
caution to prevent a surprise. On the nth the Union pickets at 
Sandy Hook and Solomon's Gap w^ere driven in and that night 
the valley east of the Blue Ridge was illuminated by the cam[) 
fires of the enemy. The 12th, skirmishing began in the morning 
and lasted with more or less activity during the entire day. On 
the 13th the enemy advanced in force against the position held by 



SIEGE AND SURRENDER OE HArpEr's FERRY. 29 

Col. Ford's command, including the Thirty-second (3hio, and a 
battle begun that lasted until 3 o'clock P. M. The rebel attack- 
ing force had been reinforced from time to time during the day, 
until now they appeared in great force in front and on the flanks, 
and no reinforcements coming to our assistance, any further effort 
to hold our position meant that we would be surrounded and the 
entire force captured. The command to retire was therefore given 
and the troops all withdrew from Maryland Heights, recrossed 
the river and the Thirty-second Ohio took up a new position on 
Bolivar Heights. The withdrawal from Maryland Heights was 
in good order, although every man knew that it meant defeat. 
The Thirty-second Ohio did most excellent service on Mar)'land 
Heights and certainly its fighting was very steady and its firing 
\er}' efifective. The enemy being in greater numbers and fight- 
ing in closer order than we, they must have lost heavily by our 
fire, which was carefully delivered by every man in the ranks. 

Had the tro'ops in this position been su])plied with entrench- 
ing tools, as Col. Ford had requested, and they had entrenched 
themselves, as they had ample time to do, with the advantage of 
position so much in our favor, it is very doubtful whether or not 
they could have been dislodged. The onlv protection they had 
was a few logs and stones piled up as best they could, while many, 
if not most of the force was without any protection whatever. 
As it was they were only driven ofif the heights by very superior 
numbers under the command of Gens. Jackson and A. P. Hill, 
whose entire command participated in the attack on these eleven 
regiments. The conduct of our troops on Maryland Heights is 
sufficient to evidence the fact that want of judgment or the basest 
treachery on the part of the connuanding general was the cause 
of the disgraceful surrender of Harper's Ferry by Gen. Miles. 

The enemy having gained both flanks of Col. Ford's com- 
mand, he was compelled to fall back, which he did in good order, 
recrossing the Potomac and being sent to a new position on Boli- 
var Heights, where the Thirty-second, with some other troops, 
gallantly met and repulsed a very determined charge of the enemy, 
made with the evident intention of capturing Bigsby's battery. 



3>0 TIIIKTV-SKCOND KKOIMENT O. V. I. 

By the morning of the 15th the enemy had control of the 
commanding positions about Haqjer's Ferry and had a number 
of batteries in position. We were exposed to seven of these, the 
fire coming from as many different positions. We suffered 
greatly therefrom, but held the position to which we had been 
ordered until the surrender, which took place about 10 o'clock 
A. M., and by noon the rebel army was in full possession of 
Harper's Ferry. There was much indignation expressed by all 
the troops who suffered the humiliation of this surrender, and 
Gen. Miles was most severely criticised by everv' ofBcer and pri- 
vate of his connnand, many of whom openly expressed the opin- 
ion that he had violated his trust and that this disgraceful surren- 
der was brought about by the treachery of the conmianding gen- 
eral. There is no doubt but that the defense of Harper's Ferry 
was a weak one, tliat the ol^cer responsible for the sad result was 
either recreant to his trust or so inefficient that he should never 
have been placed in so responsible and important a position. 
The excuse has been made for Gen. Miles — who was unfortun- 
ately killed after he had hoisted the white flag — that he liad been 
ordered to hold Harpers Ferry at all hazards, and the following 
has been published as that order. (See National Tribune of Sep- 
tember 28, 1893): 

Washington, 1). C., Sept. 7, 1862. 
Col. D. S. Miles, Harper's Ferry, Va. : 

Our army (McClellan's) is in motion. It is important that 
Harper's Ferry be held to the latest moment. The Government 
has the utmost confidence in you, and is ready to give you full 
credit for the defense it expects you to make. 

(Signed) H. W. HALLECK. 

General-in-Chief. 

Admitting that Gen. Miles received this order, the only plan 
for carrying it out was to hold the position that is the key to Har- 
per's I^^erry. It was impossible to hold the place after the enemy 
had gained Maryland Heights. That would have been known to 
any officer of ordinary intelligence as well before the fighting 
began as after the surrender, and when evident that the enemy was 



SIEGE And surrender of harper*s ferry. 31 

in force in the neighdorhood of the Ferry, any loyal and' intelH- 
gent officer would have chosen for the scene of the probable strug- 
gle the most advantageous ground within commanding distance 
of the position he was ordered to hold. Maryland Heights was 
that position, and had the entire command been placed there and 
entrenched and all other reasonable defensive precautions taken, 
Stonewall Jackson would not have captured Harper's Ferry; he 
would have been greatly delayed in joining Lee and may not have 
reached him in time to participate in the battle of Antietam. 

There is another fact that reflects upon Gen. Miles. On the 
night of the 14th it was known that it was a question of only a 
few hours after the coming of the next morning's light until a sur- 
render would be compelled. Realizing this fact, the officer com- 
manding the cavalry crossed the river with his entire command of 
one thousand troops and not only effected his escape, l)ut was able 
to capture a large wagon train loaded with supplies for the Rebel 
army. Why was no effort made to take the infantry out by the 
same route? By all means the effort should have been made. 
There was everything to gain and nothing to lose, and if it had 
proven unsuccessful the inevitable could have been met as well on 
the north side of the Potomac as the south. But it would have 
succeeded. The rear of the entire command could have readily 
passed the Confederate forces on Maryland Heights, and unen- 
cumbered been able to retreat as rapidly as the Confederates ad- 
vanced, our losses would have been but the stragglers. The pur- 
suit would not have lasted long, not longer than for Jackson to 
satisfy himself that his force was out of the way for the present. 
Gen. Lee needed Jackson's veterans in the fight, he certainly antic- 
ipated it in a few days, and which had already begun at Antietam. 

In the theory that the iufantry, or at least the greater part of 
them, might have escaped from Harper's Ferry, 1 am sustained 
by such men as John G. Walker, in an article in the Century Mag- 
azine, volume 2i^, page 305. But it is now useless to theorize. 
Harper's Fery fell, but its fall reflected no disgrace on the troops 
surrendered. No soldiers during the war obeyed more readily 



32 THIRTY-SECOND KEGIMKNT O. V. I. 

the orders tlicy received, nor fong-ht more bravely than did the 
men under Gen. Miles' command, and as for the Thirty-second 
Ohio, the losses it sustained from the 12th to the 15th of Septem- 
ber is sufficient evidence of the quality of the service in which it 
was employed. It is not claiming too much for the Thirty-second 
Ohio to say that it sustained the heaviest of the fighting on Mar}'- 
land Heights, and held its position until ordered to retire, and 
then withdrew in good order. A blunder having been made at 
Harper's Ferry of so grave a character as that it could not be 
overlooked, and Gen. Miles being dead, it was attempted to place 
the resi)onsibility upon Col. Ford, a subordinate officer. True, 
Col. Ford was in command on Maryland Heights with Thirty- 
ninth, One Hundred and Fifteenth, and One Hundred and 
Twentv-sixth New York. Third Maryland, and Thirty-second 
Ohio Infantry X'olunteers, as the force with whicli. unintrenched 
and unsupported, he was expected to hold that position. It is 
true he asked for picks and shovels with which to entrench, and 
did not get them. It is true, likewise, that when the force to which 
his five regiments, partly green troops, were opposed was fighting 
twice their numbers of the veterans of the rebel army, that he 
asked for reinforcements, but did not get them. There is no 
doubt but that these five regiments were not withdrawn froui 
Maryland Heights until further resistance at that point was worse 
than useless. It is necessary to look further back than the days 
of the fighting at Harper's Ferry, for the responsibility for that 
disaster. Gen. Miles, as the conunanding officer, the officer who 
failed to make reasonable preparations for defending his position, 
although he had sufficient time to do so, is the officer who was ac- 
countable for the humiliation, and on liis memory alone should 
rest the stigma. The indignation of tlie humiliated troops knew no 
bounds. They would have made a splendid, and no doubt suc- 
cessful defense had they been properly handled. Col. Ford's com- 
mand on Maryland Heights did all that could have been reasona- 
bly re<(uired of them, all that any intelligent officer would require 
of troops, unless indeed, their sacrifice was necessary to save the 



SIKGK AND SURRKNDKR OF HARPKR's FKRRY. 33 

position from capture. Rut had Col. Fonl's entire command died 
on Maryland Heig-lits the sacrifice would not have saved Harper's 
F">rry from the enemv. 

lol. I'^ord was tried ])y a court org-anized to convict, oro-an- 
ized to cover up the blunders of some one superior in command, 
some favorite, ]50ssibly. His reo^iment, knowing- all the facts con- 
nected with the Harper's Ferry affair, knowing- Col. Ford was a 
hraxe soldier and intensely loyal one, spat upon the finding of the 
court that convicted hiiu and gave their love, respect, and sympa- 
thy to the man who was so unjustly made the sacrificial offering 
for the mistakes of others, if indeed he was not sacrificed to cover 
up the treason of another. Col. l-'ord claims he had orders to 
evacuate Maryland Heights, and there are facts that indicate that 
he spoke the truth when he said so. 

Had the troops at Harper's Ferry been properly handled, 
( ien. Jackson's command would have been so delayed that Gen. 
A. P. Hill would not have come to th.e relief of the rebel army at 
Antietam in time to stay the advance of Rurnisdc, and the blood 
and treasure wasted in that ])loo(ly conflict would not have been 
worse than wasted. Lee's Antietam campaign was one of the 
greatest ])lunders of the war, and furnishes strong circumstantial 
evidence that there was some sort of understanding that Harper's 
l""erry should be surrendered in time to ])ermit of the troops em- 
j)loyed in its caj^jture joining the main army under Lee at such 
])oint as that officer should indicate, otherwise Jackson would not 
liave been sent against a position so strongly garrisoned and so 
■susceptible of a prolonged resistance, if defended with skill and 
courage. 

Hut it is useless to prolong this argument. Harper's b^erry 
fell. All its camp and garrison equipage, stores, munitions of war, 
twelve thousand stand of arms and a large num])er of pieces of 
artiller}-, and every stand of colors that the troops had defended 
it had followed, excepting the colors of the Thirty-second ( )hio, 
fell into the enemy's hands. ( )ur color bearer stripped our colors 
from tlieir staffs, wrap])ed them around his bod\' under his clothing, 



34 THIRTY-RKCOND RKOIMKNT O. V. I. 

and so saved thorn. Xot I'Miq" after heinc:^ paroled and ^'ettini;' out- 
side (over the river) the rebel hnes, a stout poh? was procured, 
the colors secured to it in some manner, and the flap;' of the Thirty- 
second Ohio was once ag'ain ^[•iven to be kissed 1)\ tlie free winds, 
untarnished bv surrender, never to be surrendered. As its folds 
once more caught the eyes of its faithful followers they greeted it 
with so lustv a shout that no one hearing them would ever dare to 
sav the\' did not love their flag. A few of the other fellows who 
had no flag" afYected to fear that if the rebels discovered we had not 
turned over our colors their cavalry would jnirsue us, and pos- 
sibly turn us all back into the Southern Confederacy, and they 
admonished us to take them down, but neither their fears nor 
their arguments made any impression on the Thirty-second, and 
those colors were never furled until a victorious peace came to 
bless our land and reward our sufferings and sacrifices. 




CHAPTER VII. 



Harper's Ferrv to the Ke-Organization 
AND Start to the Front. 

Having been paroled as soon as possible after the surrender, 
we. on September i6tb, took up our line of march for Annapolis, 
Md., an unarmed and humiliated army, but as for the Thirty-sec- 
ond Ohio, determined, on the first opportunity to wipe the stain 
of Harper's Ferry from the flag we followed. September i6th we 
marched to Frederickstown and camped. September 17th, 
as we pursued our march, we distinctly heard the noise of the con- 
flict going on at Antietam. September 21st we reached Anna- 
polis. At dress parade on the 22d, an order was promulgated 
directing that the Harpcr'§ Ferry prisoners be sent to Camp 
Douglass, near Chicago, 111. On the 24th we went by steamer 
to Baltimore, Md., where we were transferred to the cars and 
started for Camp Douglass. About thirty-five miles out of Balti- 
more on the morning of the 25th, our train collided with a passen- 
ger train, disabling both engines and wrecking several cars. 
When about ready to move on again, a locomotive ran into the 
hind end of our train, fortunately doing but little damage, and in- 
juring no one. At Altoona on the morning of the 26th, and at 
Pittsburg on the evening of the 26th, we received very kind treat- 
ment. From Pittsburg we took the northern route to Chicago 
through Cleveland and Toledo, and reached Camp Douglass Sep- 
tember 28th. 

There was much disappointment expressed by the regiment 
in being thus hurried through the State to a camp in another 
State. The fact is, those who directed this arrangement made a 
mistake. The Thirty-second should have been sent to a camp in 
its own State, promptly paid the money due them, and paroled 



36 TIIIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

until cxchaiioed. This would have given satisfaction, and would 
liave been appreciated by the entire regiment. Instead, they were 
placed in Camp Douglass and strictly guarded, all privileges 
cvuiailed. and although they had been informed they would be 
promptly paid on reaching Camp Douglass, yet all pay was with- 
held, and in every respect the service at Camp Douglass was much 
more disagreeable than at the front. They were ordered to do 
camp guard duty, tlic ofiicers luade the details and inider com- 
mand of their resjjective orderlies they reported at guard mount, 
but when other oiiticers attempted to force arms into their hands, 
they refused, and giving the guns alop.'stood them butts up. the 
bayonet buried in tlie ground. The authorities ordered them to 
confine themselves to their (juarters. but they came and went at 
will. The regulars were ordered out, the regiment formed line, 
armed with brickbats. The regulars were ordered to load with 
ball and they did so, the officer commanding the regulars ordering 
the Thirty-second to their quarters, but they did not move. The 
condition was critical, and a collision seemed imminent. At this 
moment a shout was heard, and looking to the westward the head 
of a cohuun of troops was seen coming down on the flank of the 
regulars on double quick. It was the Thirty-ninth New York. 
That regiment had heard of the situation in the camp of the Thir- 
ty-second and determined to take a hand with their old comrades 
in su|)|iressing the regulars. The latter, seeing that intimidation 
and force were alike impracticable, retreated in good order, fol- 
lowed by the jeers and groans of the Thirty-second Ohio and the 
Tiiirty-ninth New York. A high board fence was built around 
us; we observed its erection with some interest, and when com- 
I)leted, it was c|uickly leveled with the earth by a united rush. A 
new regiment was put on guard over the regiment, this was giving 
the boys a little recreation. They would form details, relieve the 
guards and send them to their cjuarters, or, by some strategem, 
they would procure the gun of the unsus])ecting guard and laugh- 
ing at him go about their business. 

But life at Camp Douglass became too monotonous, riiere 



RE-OKGANIZATION AND START TO THE FRONT. 37 

was no prospects of pay day coming soon ; it was not far to their 
homes in (Ihio. They were doing the government no service by 
staying at Camp Douglass, and an exodus begun. Some few 
walked most, and some all the way from; Chicago to Central Ohio, 
but usually they would manage to get on some east bound train in 
squads of sufficient strength to defy the conductors and their train 
men and ride to the stations nearest their homes. Thus almost 
the entire regiment excepting its commissioned officers left Camp 
Douglass. 

These men had been from home and loved ones for a twelve- 
month. They had in that time endured many privations, they had 
braved many dang-ers, death by disease, death by the engines 
of war. They had with patience, fortitude and courage met face 
to face all the dangers of war. Their reliability in presence of the 
enemy was established beyond question. They were entitled to 
the confidence of their government, but instead, they were sub- 
jected to insult and were treated as malefactors. Is it surprising 
that they went home, that they went where their brave loyal hearts 
were urging, went, when they owed no service tO' the government, 
when they could do no service for the government? Where is the 
American soldier who, under similar circumstances would not 
have done likewise? Many believed the regiment was effectually 
ruined; that a reorganization could not be eiTected. But those 
who thought so did not understand the material that composed 
that regiment. 

About the middle of January, 1863, it was announced that the 
Thirty-second Ohio Infantry had been exchanged, and an order 
was issued for the regiment to assemble at Camp Cleveland for 
reorganization. This order was promptly obeyed, with but very 
few exceptions, so that in a few days after the promulgation of the 
order, the regiment was in camp, as quiet and orderly a body of 
men as ever shouldered amis. 



38 TIIIKTV-SKCOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

REORGANIZATION. 

The nunierous oliaiii^cs l)y dcatli and resignations durini;- tlie 
interim followinij our surrender, rendered necessary an almost 
entirely new reorganization. Col. l-'ord, Lieut. Col. Sweeney, 
and Maj. Hewitt had resii^ned, and a new set of field officers were 
appointed, wliilst every coni]iany excepting- C, took the iield with 
a new connnandinj^^ officer at its head. That there had been much 
wire pulling and considerable intri^uin^ in securing the choice 
jilums in the new distribution, there can ])e no doubt, and it is 
interesting" to note tliat Carroll County came in for a large share. 
This would not likely have occurred had it not been for the fact 
that the men j^romoted to field officers were distributed among the 
companies so that, to the a])pointing power, it seemed like an 
e(|uitable distribution. C"omi)any F was from Carroll County, 
and Company !•" furnished the Colonel. The Lieut. Colonel came 
from Richland County, and out of the Quartermaster's depart- 
ment. Maj. Crumbecker came into the service from Carroll 
Countv, and was serA'ing in Com])any A when promoted to 
Major. When Lieut. Colonel P.entley resigned in 1863. J. J. Hib- 
betts was promoted to Lieut. Colonel, and credited to Company Ix, 
when in fact he was not with Company K after the reorganization. 
He was a citizen of Carroll County, also, so that at one and the 
same time the Colonel. Lieut. Colonel, and Alajor were citizens of 
that favored locality, ft was certainly a peculiar coincident, to 
say the least. 

It is but com'mon justice to say that the officers, both line and 
stafif, wiio came in with ihe new organization were, with a single 
exce])tion. men of courage and capability, and that the new was, 
as a rule, an unprovement over the old organization, and undiT 
these officers the regiment rendered its best service and did its 
hardest fighting. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Southward. 



The regiment was exchanged on or about the 15th day of 
January, 1863, and on the 20th of that month started south, 
reaching Memphis on the 25th, and were assigned to the Third 
Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, Gen. M. D. 
Leggett commanding the Brigade, Gen. John A. Logan com- 
manding the Division, and Gen. James B. McPherson command- 
ing the Corps. We remained at Memphis until February 22d, 
when we, with our Division, went on board transports and steamed 
down the Mississippi to Lake Providence, La., where we arrived 
on the 28th. The change from Cleveland, Ohio, to Lake Provi- 
dence, La., in mid winter was a most agreeal^le one, and we thor- 
oughly enjoyed it. We remained in camp here until the 21st of 
March, when, the water having been let into Lake Providence 
from the river, and the lake having overflowed its banks, we were 
driven to seek higher ground. This we found about ten miles up 
the river. 

On March 26th the Thirty-second, with other troops, went up 
the river about nine miles and attempted to move out through 
the country westvv^ard, but owing to the high waters the movement 
was found impracticable, and the troops returned to their camp- 
ing grounds. We remained here until the i6*^h of April, when 
we were transferred by boat to Mellekin's Bend, wliere Gen. 
Grant's army was being assembled, and where quite a number of 
regiments were already encamped. 

Whilst lying here the attempt to run a number of transports 
past the batteries at \ icksburg was successfully made, the Thirty- 
second Ohio furnishing several of the volunteers for that hazard- 
pu.^ enterprise. More than enough men of the regiment volun- 



40 THIKTV-SKCOND KKCIMKNT O. V. I. 

tecred. to liavc manned the entire fleet, but only a few of them 
were accepted. They all passed safely through the terrific cannon- 
ade to which they were subjected, and with their respective boats, 
decjilv l'rci!4iite'd with su])])lics. landed below the batteries that 
defended the a])pn)ach to \'icksbur<;- from the city front. 




Rev. Russkll B. Bennett, 
chapi,ain. 



CHAPTER IX. 



The Vicksburg Campaign. 

On tlie nKirniiii^ of the 25th of April we took our place in the 
line of march in the opening movement in the Vickshurg- cam- 
paign, going southward by way of Richmond, La., to a point on 
the Mississippj)i river about sixty-five miles below Vicksburg. 
On the night of April 30th. at Hardtimes Landing, near Brums- 
burg, we crossed the Mississippi and camped on its banks. 

Early on the morning of May ist, we were on the march, and 
soon the sullen booming of cannon away to the front admonished 
us that a conliict was on. The Thirteentli Army Corps was engag- 
ing the enemy at Thompson's Hill. By a forced march of 
eighteen miles in four and one-half hours, we reached the battle- 
field with about one-half of the regiment, the others having suc- 
cumbed to the severe exertion and high temperature. Our share 
in the fight consisted in supporting a battery. The conflict lasted 
until dark. We camped on the field. During the night the 
enemy bvirned the bridge over Bayou Pierre and fell back across 
Big Black river. 

May 2d we crossed the bayou and struck out in the direction 
of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. Near Raymond, on the 
1 2th of May, Logan's Division being in advance, we struck the 
eneni}', posted in an advantageous position in some timlier about 
three miles from the village. We advanced promptly, and after 
a sharp, short fight, drove the enemy from their position. They 
rallied, however, and reformed behind the protecting bank of a 
water course, now dr>- or nearly so. This dry ditch formed an ex- 
cellent readv-made rifle pit, and from it they poured a heavy fire 
into our advancing lines. We soon drove them from this second 
position in consideralile disorder. We followed them up promptly 



42 TlIIKTY-Sl'X'ONI) K'EC.IMIilNT O. V. I. 

until thcv j^ot hcvoiul IxaynioiKl, when the nii;ht cominj;' on. we 
oncani])C(l about the villas^e. During- the nit^lit the rain came 
down in unbroken slieets, and rain fell abundantlvabout the 13th, 
renderini^ the roads heavy anil the niarchin;^ laborious, but we 
moved forward, and camped near Dalton. On the 14th we took 
part in the ca])ture of Jackson, the State cai)itol. Thou£;'h not 
under fire in the fight that terminated in the capture of that city, 
we were advancing in line of battle over hills and hollows, and 
through streams of water towards the enemy's right, but the work 
of the troops on our left, left nothing for us to do but join them 
in rejoicing over the defeat of the brave and clever Confederate 
General Johnston and his veteran troops, the capture of the city 
and the flight of the governor and other State officers. We were 
nt)t permitted to consume nmch time in celebrating, but at once 
began what the rebels called "Cirant's retreat on Vicksburg," by 
turning our faces toward that city, and on the nig-ht of the 14th 
we went into camp some miles west of Jackson. May -the 15th 
marching westward, we ])assed through Chester, camping west 
of that town. 

Max the i6tli the entire armv moving towards \ ickhbarg 
(jen. llovey being in advance, struck the enemy, very' advantage- 
ousl}- posted on a range of hills, which are known in the history 
of the Vicksburg campaign as Champion's Hill. Hovey imme- 
diatelv made disposition of his forces and promptly attacked, but 
being greatly outnumbered, his men were being forced back, all 
the time hotly contesting every foot of ground, and the enemy 
was paying dearly for every inch of it. Wligfi * Ouinby's division 
of the Seventeenth Corps formed in the rear of Hovey's exhausted 
men. suffering the latter to pass through, Ouinby's men 
advanced with vim, sui)ported by Hovey's command which had 
])rom])tly formed in the rear of Quimby. The division of (ien. 
Logan tiled right through some timl)er and formed a line con- 
fronting the left of the rebel army. The brigade to which tlic 
Thirty-second Ohio was attached formed the extreme right of 
(ien. (irant's army. There were three regiments of the brigade 
in th:it line, the Thirt\ -second ( )hio beini'' in the center. 



THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN. 43 

On the crest of the hill to our left front was a rebel battery 
(the First Mississippi) supported by infantry, in considerable 
numbers. It has been claimed that there was no present inten- 
tion of charging this position when the order to advance was 
given, and that there was no order to charge. Be that as it may, 
the command to our brigade that was given, was "Forward, guide 
left, march.'" But a short distance was covered before we were 
moving at a quick step, and then the next moment the shout went 
up from the Thirty-second Ohio, "Go in. Harper's Ferry cow- 
ards ," and away we went toward that battery on the double quick. 
It was useless that our field officers commanded "Steady, steady," 
they could only take a part in the assault by joining in the impet- 
uous and irresistible rush we were making. They did yield, and 
went in the charging column. As we went forward tlie brigade 
steadily wheeled to the left, bringing the left flank of the regiment 
in front of the battery, and in this order we reached the crest of 
the hill. Up to this time there had been no firing on our part, 
but now, when only a few rods away, we delivered a volley and 
charged through the battery, its infantry support making but a 
feeble resistance. The artillerymen, however, fought their guns 
to the last moment, most of them falling on the ground where 
their battery stood. The charge was a magnificent one, and won 
the hearty commendations of Gen. Logan. It decided the battle 
of Champion's Hill by turning the enemy's left, and they were 
soon in precipitate retreat towards Black river. 

Considering the distance over which we passed in making this 
charge, and the courage and coolness of the veteran battery at 
which we were aiming, our loss was very insignificant. This can 
be accounted for only by the character of the ground over which 
we charged. Two deep, narrow ravines were crossed, and this 
going down or up hill almost all the time of our advance pre- 
vented the artillerymen from getting our range, and when we 
finally reached the crest of the hill, we were so close upon them 
and our fire was so deadly that they had no time to do us much 
injur)'. 



44 TIIIKTV-SHCONI) Kl'X.IIMIsNT O. V. I. 

Tliis l);itUr\ was turuod i-vcr to C'()iii]);iiiy l\ of the I'hirty- 
sccoiid ( Miio. it having seei; artillery service in \ iroinia. 

W'lieii tlie I'hirly-seconil joined the army of Gen. (Irant, it 
it was not well received. That nnfortnnate afilair at Harper's 
I'erry pnt it in bad repnte, and re.!j:ar(lless of the li!:::ht the reij^inient 
had made on Maryland Heights, we were frecjuently denonnced 
.is '■ Harper's Ferry cowards," an epithet that caused many a tisti- 
culT. and caused many an offender to wear a decorated eye or a 
sore head. lUit that cliarge at Cham])ion's Hil exi)nnged Har- 
per's l'"erry from the minds of our fellow soldiers, and \vc heard it 
no nu)re in reproach. The historian of Company G, a very reli- 
able and intelligent soldier, says that (ien. Logan shortly before 
his death, said to liim, and anotlier member of Compan_\- G, that 
"the Thirty-second Ohio had never received the credit due it for 
the valiant i)art it bore in the battle of Champion's Hill, and that 
he intended to write the matter up and give the regiment its full 
share of credit for that day's work. 

It nnist not be forgotten that the other two regiments of the 
brigade, the Eighth Wisconsin and the Seventeenth Illinois, par- 
ticipated in the charge and shared the glories of the victt^ry won, 
l)ut the one passed to the right, the other to the left of tiie battery: 
hence it is literally correct to say that the First Mississippi IJattery 
was captured at Champion's Hill by the Thirty-second ( )hio 
Infantry. Quite a number of other regiments have, from time to 
time, claimed to have taken these pieces, some of them locating 
the battery in cpiite a different part of the field, but to-day we think 
there is ncj intelligent participant in the battle of Champion's Hill 
who does not accord that honor to the Thirty-second ( )hio. Let 
our conn-ades understand that tlie h'irst Mississipjii Uattery was 
posted (Ml the extreme left of the rebel army, that Logan's division 
was the extreme right division of the Cnion army, and that Ste- 
])henson's brigade was the extreme right Ijrigade of Logan's divi- 
sion, and that Stephenson's brigade consisted of the .Seventh Mis- 
souri, .Seventeenth Illinois, Eighth Wisconsin and the Thirty- 
second ( )hio; that the Seventh Missouri did not participate in the 



THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN. 45 

charge, but was guarding- the wagon train at the time, and the 
question of who captured the First Mississippi I'attery will be no 
more a question. 

Stephenson's brigade took a large number of prisoners. 
The infantry support to the First Mississippi Battery had made 
practically no efl'ort to either resist or retreat. They seemed dazed 
by the boldness and intrepidity of the assault, and before thev had 
time to recover their wits we were upon them, the battery they 
should liave defended was in our hands ready to be turned u])on 
them, and they realized that the time for resistance had passed. 
They were found singly and in squads, officers and men hiding 
in the ravines and among the underbrush and when called upon 
to surrender they promptly obeyed. 

When the disaster to Pemberton's left wing became known, 
there was no longer any efTort made to hold the remainder of the 
line, nor to rally and form a new line. The entire line retreated 
precipitately and were pursued ufttil darkness called a halt. 

Pemberton now fell back across Black river and burned the 
wagon and railroad bridges and hastened to entrap himself within 
his works at Vicksburg. 

On the 19th the Thirty-second formed a skirmish line in the 
rear of Vicksburg, and from that day on we were among the most 
active of the besiegers until the fall of that rebel stronghold. 

When Generals Grant and Pemberton met on July 3, 1863, 
under the historical oak in the rear of Vicksburg, to discuss terms 
of surrender, we were on the front line and but a few rods away. 
When on the next day Grant's victorious army marched into 
Vicksburg, General Logan's division leading, we were among 
the first to enter the city. 

After the fall of Vicksburg we were camped in and about the 
city, doing a little guard and camp duty, with little to break the 
monotony of camp life, excepting that on August 21st an expedi- 
tion in which the Thirty-second participated, was sent out to 
Monroe in Louisiana. Taking steamer at X'icksburg we were put 
ashore at Harrison's Landing above the city, and from there we 



4(} THIRTY-SECOND KEOIMENT O. V. I. 

niarolicd abmit due west to Monroe. The weather was very hot, 
the hue of march much of the way throiig^h forests dense with 
imderl)riish, whicli shut out any breatli of air, and for the first two 
days water was scarce and bad. These altogether told severely 
on the men, many of them being prostrated by the great heat, and 
want of water. The expedition was devoid of any incident of 
imjiortance, and fruitless. The entire command returned to Vicks- 
huro September 2(.\, sore footed and badly used up q-cnerally, after 
a cam])aii;"n of fourteen days and a march of one Inmdred and 
tift\- miles. 

September jSth an incident occurred that i;"reall\- interested 
the regiment. 'l"he rel)els liad been duriui;- the sunuuer snmg- 
oling j^wmiissaries aboard steamers on the Mississi])])i who, on 
tlie lirst favorable opportunity, would set fire to the boats, tlius to 
that extent crip])lin^- om* means of transportati(^n. On the date 
named, the steamer Robert Campl)ell, heavily freii^htetl with stip- 
plies and passengers was fired and burned to the water's edge near 
Alillikin's Hend. Among the passengers was Mrs. Dr. Brundage, 
the estimable yovmg wife of our surgeon, who was coming south 
to \'isit her luisband. Mrs. Ihnmdage escaped, in her night dress, 
the costume in which most of the passeng-ers appeared after reach- 
ing land. P>ut these costumes were suj)])lemented by blouses and 
dress coats furnished b\ the soldiers who were passengers on the 
ill fated craft, until tlie ladies coidd secure ap])arel of the prevail- 
ing mode. 

( )ctober 13th was election day. Judges and clerks were duly 
chosen by each company, and the election proceeded througlumt 
the regiment in an orderly manner. Every one entitled to vote 
and desiring to do so, had the opportunity. There was no elec- 
tioneering nor intimidation, and when the polls closed all ballots 
were fairly counted as cast. The result was an overwhelming 
majority for John Brough for governor, as against C. L. Valand- 
ingham, his adversarv. 



CHAPTER X. 



Expedition into the Interior of the Mississippi. 

On October I4tli, we, with Logan's entire division, marched 
for the interior of tlie State of Mississippi in the direction of Can- 
ton. The evening of the 15th we went into camp at Brownsville, 
after the advance of the division had driven the rebels out. On 
the i6th, about five miles east of Brownsville, the enemy was 
encountered. We formed line of battle, the Thirty-second sup- 
porting the Second Illinois battery, and a lively artillery duel 
ensued. Whilst this was going on, a considerable force was 
despatched to get in the enemy's rear. They having discovered 
our intentions, withdrew. On the 17th, after a march of a few 
miles wc struck the rebel skirmish line, protected by a l^ayou in 
their front. They were soon sent to the rear. It having been 
ascertained during the nigiit of the 17th that the enemy had been 
heavily reinforced, it was deemed advisable to turn our faces 
westward, and on the morning of the i8th we began falling back. 
As soon as the enemy discovered our backward movement they 
came after us with promptness, and at every opportunity attack- 
ing our rear with both artillery and infantry. We frequently 
found it necessary to form line, unlimber some of our artillery, 
and stay their advance. They pressed our rear very closely, hoping 
to compell us to stand and give battle, believing that with their 
vastly superior force they could capture the entire division. They 
kept this up until we crossed to the west bank of Black river. On 
the morning of the 20th we again took up our line of march, 
reaching Vicksburg by about one o'clock P. M., hungry, weary, 
and foot sore. During this expedition the Thirty-second was Ire- 
(luently in lino, both in the advance and covering tlie retreat. 

About the 15th of November Gen. Logan turned over the 



48 THIKTV-SECOND KKGIMENT O. V. I. 

CDiiiiiia'.Kl of the Third division to ( ien. M. I). Lci^^'ctt, and went 
north to take command of the iMftenth Corps. Otlicr chanij^os 
were made at about the same time, such as the briga(Hng- toj:^ether 
of the Twentieth, Thirty-second, Sixty-eighth, and Seventy-eighth 
Ohio. Col. Potts of the Thirty-second, being the ranking Colonel, 
was placed in conmiand of this ( )liio brigade. Tliere were no 
better, more reliable troops in the service than tliose constituting 
the regiments with which we now found ourselves brigaded, and 
every regiment in tlie Second brigade of the Tliird Division, Sev- 
enteenth Army Cor])s was well satisfied witli tlie niatirial con- 
stituting this brigade. As for ourselves, we never had cause to 
regret our connection with this ( )hio brigade, and when a change 
was made whereby we were compelled to part company, we of the 
Thirty-second regretted it very nuicli. 

kecniiting in the Thirty-second for the veteran service began 
December 7th. At the outset nuich unnecessary bad blood was 
engendered by an order from Col. Potts, commanding the brig- 
ade, to the effect that non-commissioned oi^cers failing to rein- 
list should be reduced to the ranks and their places filled with 
veterans, and that in the future no furloughs would be given to 
any soldier not a veteran. 

This order had a bad effect. In some of the companies the 
non-commissioned officers promptly removed their ?tri])es and 
took their places in the ranks, l)ut the storm of indignation soon 
blew over, and mucli within the prescribed time a sufficient per 
cent, of the regiment had re-inlisted to permit of the command 
being mustered as a veteran regiment on the i8th day of Jan- 
uary, 1864. 



CHAPTER XL 



The Meridian Campaign. 

On the 3(1 day of February all the available troops at Vicks- 
bnrg and Black river, excepting what were necessary to garrison 
Vicksbnrg — a very light force — started eastward through the 
State of Mississippi, meeting with no opposition until the morning 
of the 5th. The .Second IJrigade of the Third Division, Seven- 
teenth Army Corps, i^eing in the advance, struck the enemy ver>' 
advantageously posted on high ground east of Baker's creek, over 
which our route lay. The force consisted of "Wert Adams's Cav- 
alry," a somewhat irregular organization, and one battery of six 
ten-pound brass pieces, numbering in all about 1,500 men. The 
brigade moved across Baker's creek and formed line of battle, 
the Sixty-eighth ( )hio moving to the right of the road by file right, 
the Thirty-second ohio coming into position on the left of the 
road by the very usual movement of "on the right by file into 
line." Companies A and P) were sent forward on the skirmish 
line, but meeting too much resistance, they were reinforced by 
Company K. These companies moved up to within easy range 
of the enemy posted behind a rail fence near the crest of the hill. 
The firing now became spirited. The regiment moved up to a 
short distance in the rear of the skirmishers, the skirmishers laid 
down, and the regiment began firing over them by file at short 
range, but they only got in about three rounds when the enemy 
limbered up their artillery and moved to the rear, promptly fol- 
lowed by our skirmish line. They made several attempts to stand 
but the skirmish line charged them promptly on each occasion 
and drove them steadily for several miles and into and out of 
the Vk^orks about the city of Jackson and across Pearl river. The 
skirmishers saved the pontoon bridge over the river, by means of 



So THIKTV-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

which we crossed the next nioniing and pursued our way to Meri- 
(Han, meeting with no further resistance. We daily destroyed 
large quantities of Confederate cotton and supplies, and tore up 
miles of railroad. The Thirty-second made a detour to a small 
town called Chunkeyville, which we burned, as we had been 
instructed to do. On our way Major Crumbaker entered a 
yard, intending- to in(|uire the direction to Clumkeyville. Tie was 
assailed inmiediately by a large pack of blood hounds. The bnites 
seemed detennined to get hold of him, but drawing his sword and 
slashing vigorously right and left, he fell back through the gate 
in good order, his face to the foe. and giving the command to 
fire, that pack of hounds was soon worthless for pursuing con- 
scripts, the use their owner had been making of them. The 
Thirty-second remained at Meridian, Miss., only over night. The 
object of the expedition — the destruction of the Mississippi sys- 
tem of railroads, and tlie creation of a diversion in favor of an 
expedition coming south from Tennessee — having been accom- 
plished, we were read}- to return. Rations were getting scarce, 
and a hasty return to our base of supplies became necessary. 

Tlie Thirty-second Ohio with three other regiments under 
command of Col. ]>. F. Potts, of the Thirty-second, were sent as 
an escort with our empty wagons to make a forced march to 
Vicksburg. Much of the way the roads were heavy, and our pro- 
gress necessarily slow. We were also incumbered with hundreds 
of fugitive slaves, of all sizes and ages and sex, from the infant in 
its niotlier s arms to the tottering old slave stifif with age and hard- 
ships, and of all colors as well, from the glossy jet black African 
to the light haire<l, red whiskered, fair complexioned chattel who 
probably had no drop of negro blood in his veins. 

We reached \ icksl)urg on the third day of February, having 
made a very fatiguing campaign. IMarched three hundred miles 
tlirough the mud of mid-winter and destroyed many miles of rail- 
road of great importance to the enemy. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Home Again. — Return to the Front. — Service 
TO July 22, 1864. 

On our arrival at Vicksburg orders were almost immediately 
given to prepare to go north on onr veteran furloughs. The 
non-veterans were temporarily transferred to the Fiftieth Ohio, 
and all our arangements made, and on the morning of the 4th we 
bade good bye to Vicksburg — where our home had been for seven 
months — and started for Ohio. Our trip was a pleasant one. 
Our reception along the route, after getting into Ohio, was a tri- 
umphal procession. Arrived at Columbus, we were assigned — 
after nmch unnecessary delay — to Tod Barracks, and found our- 
selves in very uncomfortable quarters, but all this was soon ended, 
and having received our veteran furloughs we began, every man 
for himself, a campaign in Ohio that lasted thirty days. The 
thirty days of furlough sped by on swift wings, and almost before 
we realized it, the time was up. The "boys" began to arrive at 
Columbus, Ohio, and bv the i8th all who were able had reported, 
when \\e were re-armed and re-equiped, and at about three 
o'clock P. M. went into the cars and started for the front. We 
went from Columbus to Cincinnati, from Cincinnati to Cairo, 
111., where the mim veterans rejoined. Leaving Cairo by steamer 
"Illinois" on April 27th, we amved at Clifton, Tenn., on the 30th. 
May 5th, we marched from Clifton southward, reaching Athens, 
Ala., on the loth. May 19th we marched again, reaching Hunts- 
ville, Ala., on the 20th. 

Frank P. Blair being now in command of the Seventeenth 
Army Corps, some changes were made, among them Col. Potts 
was returned to and took command of the Thirty-second, and 
Lieut^. J. Hibbetts was detailed on the staff of Gen. Blair. 



52 THIRTV-SKCOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

Marched aoain May 2^th. May 26th we reached Decatur. Ala. 
From here we pushed ou rapidly, j^assinq; throuj^h \ aul)uren and 
Kituiul Mviuntain I"'urnace (the furnace was burned) Rome. Ga., 
Cartersville. camping- June 7th on the banks of the Etawa river. 
On the 8th we passed over Allatoona to Big Shanty. On tiie 9th 
we took our place in the line with which Shennan was confronting- 
lohuston. and on the loth moved forward with lliat line. This 
movenuMit was followed the next day by another advance, and 
that by such maneuvering that the enemy was driven into his 
trenches at the foot of Kenesaw ^h)untain and along the top of 
the ridge on oiu" left front, known as lirusli ^bluntain. 

June i»)tli an attempt was made to carry the enemy's works 
on Kenesaw Mountain, in support of which the left wing was 
advanced and captured the range of hills just mentioned, the left 
of the regiment l)eing compelled to go through a swamp of some 
considerable extent, having passed which, we i)ushed up the hill 
and soon gained its summit to find the works abandoned, the 
enem\ having drawn, his lines more closely around Kenesaw. 

I hi the 23d oi June the Thirty-second was thrown forward 
to feel of the enemy, and found them well protected by earth 
works, their right refusetl. After a lively skirmisli we returned to 
our position on the ridge. 

( )n the night of the 2d of July was begun one of those grand 
flank movements that so conspicuously distinguished Sherman's 
Atlanta caiupaign. The Thirty-second was now the extreme 
left of that magnificent army, charged with the most important 
duty of protecting the army from any attempt of the enemy from 
that direction. About ten o'clock at night we took up our line of 
march in the rear of the anuy, towards the extreme right. Onlv 
halting about sun-uj) of the next morning long enough to make 
coffee, we pushed on and about sun-down found ourselves the 
extreme right of the army, near where the Xickajack creek enters 
the Chattahooche. We had some skirmishing before we gained 
the ])(»sition desired, but by the evening of the 5th we had our 
right (the right of the Thirtv-second) resting on the Chattahoo- 



HOME AC.AIN. — RETUKN TO THE EKONT. 53 

clic, antl a good line of works in front of us. Here again we find 
the Thirty-second in a position of the utmost importance, a posi- 
tion to which no troops not known to be composed of the very 
best fighting material would ever be assigned by any officer of 
intelligence. 

The right now threatened the enemy's communications with 
Atlanta, and he found it necessary to abandon his position aroimd 
Kenesaw. and fall back across the river. 

Whilst in jiosition at Nickajack creek we (Thirty-second 
( )hio) was transferred to the Vhst Brigade of the 1^'ourth Division, 
by which Col. Potts became ranking Colonel of our new brigade, 
and that officer ])ecame I5rigade Commander. This made neces- 
sary some other changes, among them Maj. Crumbecker took 
connnand of the regiment. Regimental Quartermaster R. Fonts 
l)ecame Brigade Quartermaster, and Lieut. David Potts l)ecame 
Regimental Quartermaster. 

As soon as Gen. Shenuan ascertained that the enemy had 
crossed the Chattahooche, he began another flank movement, by 
throwing the Seventeenth Corps from the right to the left. Wc 
began this movement on the morning of the i6th of July, passt'd 
through Marietta on the 17th, and on to Roseville, where we 
crossed the river on a high long bridge. The next morning 
resumed our march. To-day another change was made in the 
regimental staff, Lieut. E. Z. Hays relieving Lieut. David Potts as 
Quartermaster, the latter returning to his company. 

( )n the morning of the 20th we reached Decatur, Ga., al:)Out 
si.\ miles from Atlanta. To-day we advanced all day in line of 
battle, driving the enemy's pickets before us. At three o'clock 
P. M. we found the rebels in force, occupying a strong position 
on a range ol low hills. After a little preliminary skirmishing we 
charged and drove them back. It was a very brisk little fight 
whilst it lasted. They fell back about half a mile to a stron^line 
of works, and we began putting up works of our own. Here, ^ 
Gresham, commanding the Fourth Division, was wounded and 
borne from the field. The position was very exposed, so nuich so 



54 TIIIWTV-SECOND REGIMENT, O. V. I. 

^ f l ^^^ ' : 1 ''1k *'■ '1i'- '-'■•"• "^ '1"- 1"^*^ -^f ^^'"^ Thirty nnnnnrl C<it i 

that the pickets who were sent out found it necessary to dig pits 
for tlieir protection. On the morning of the 2ist the pickets were 
called in. and shortly thereafter the Tliirty-second, with the rest 
of the brigade, made a dasdi at the rebel works in our front, which 
was in aid of a movement being made at the same time by Gen. 
T^eggett's Division, in which they we're entirely successful. We 
of the Thirty-second succeeded in reaching a depression in the 
ground that sheltered us from the heavy fire of the enemy in our 
front, most of their bullets passing over our heads. We now 
found ourselves unsupported, and without any protection on 
either flank, and it became im])erative for us to fall back. To do 
this we would of necessity pass over the open field across which 
we had charged. This, from being so exposed to the point blank 
fire of the enemy seemed as dangerous as to remain where we 
were, only that if w^e remained the enemy would learn of our iso- 
lated position and weakness in numbers and make an efifort to 
capture the entire command. In this extremity it was determined 
to make the movement to the rear by company at a time, each to 
depl()\' and dash across the opening, every one for himself. This 
plan succeeded admirably, and our old line was gained without 
material loss, but under a heavy continuous fusiladc of small arms. 
In this charge and retreat our loss was light. We now moved to 
the left and went into camp for the night. Early the next morn- 
ing we went forward, and took position in the front line. 



CI-IAPTER XIII. 



The Battle of July 22. --A Red Lettek Day 
IN THE Regiment's History 

July 22d is a red letter day in the history of the Thirty-second 
Ohio. The Seventeenth Corps constituted the left flank of Sher- 
man's army, with Leggett's Division as the left of the Seventeenth 
Corps, Logan's Fifteenth Corps was to the right of the Thirty-sec- 
ond and a part of the Sixteenth Corps was some distance in the 
rear, ami l)eyond the wagon train of the Army of the Tennessee. 
It was entirely accidental, says Gen. O. O. Howard, and exceed- 
ingly fortunate that these troops were there, otherwise there would 
have been no force whatever to meet Hood's flank movment, and 
of necessity all the transportation corralled in the little valley and 
along its banks in the rear of the left wing would have been 
destroyed. 

But it is useless to theorize. Dodge's men were there, and 
Hardee met them, to his great discomfiture. The l^attle of July 
22d, growing out of Hood's great flank movement, was begun by 
those troops of the Sixteenth Corps accidentally halted in such a 
position that to reach the rear and completely envelop the left 
flank of Sherman's army, the rebel troops must pass over the 
ground Dodge's men were occupying. The conflict here was 
short and sharp. A part of Dodge's men, if not all, were armed 
with maga.-=cine guns, and when the enemy broke out of the woods 
in their front, three lines of battle deep. Dodge's men began 
showering on them an incessant rain of lead, at the same time, 
walking down the slight decline towards the advancing columns 
of the foe, who stood up to their work for but a short time, and 
then broke and run for the friendly shelter of the woods they had 
quitted so exultantly a few moments before. 



5<> TiirKTv-si^coNi) I\m;(;im1':nt o. v. i. 

Tluy rallied and canK' on a_L;ain, and attain thcN' were driven 
hack to the woods. It was ahont this time that (jcn. Mcl'herson 
rode down to a point where he could see the condition of affairs 
on lliat ([uarter of the field, and stopped at a point some distance 
to the n,^ht of Dodt^e's line and hetween the two contending;' lines 
of hattle, having;- a ravine — the one in which the wagon train was 
parked, hut some distance south of the hody of it. Here he for a 
short lime watched the contest hetwen Hardee and Doilge, and 
expressing himself as satisfied with the conduct of the Sixteenth 
Corps men. and the opinion that tliey could now take care of that 
part of the field, he tumed and rode into tlie woods behind him, 
and to iiis deatii. lint a few moments elapsed until was heard the 
tiring before wliich he went down. 

And now, in a short time the storm broke u])on that ])art of 
the main line occupied by the Thirty-second Ohio. The first 
assault came from the woods in the rear of the regiment, the 
woods in which McPherson had been killed. At first it could 
hardly be credited that there was an enemy coming down on us 
from that direction, but it soon became evident that such was the 
case. I'^)rtunately, where the line of the Seventeenth Cori)s had 
halted, they at cjnce threw up a line (;f light breastworks facing- 
west. When the enemy were found coming from the opposite 
direction our troops jumped these works, and from what was 
intended for the front, poured into the advancing and very exult- 
ing foe a withering fire that l)rought them at once to a halt, and 
then sent tliem laack into the woods out of reach of our guns. In 
the language of Gen. O. O. Howard, "lUit whew! there w'as hardly 
time to turn rcnmd; the wind had changed, the storm swept in 
trom the op]H)site (juarter." ddie enemy had intended to crush 
tlie left llank between two lines, one coming from the east the 
other from the west. When this second attack was made, the 
Thirty-second — as did the other troops — got back on the proper 
side of their works, and received this new assailing column as 
w armly as they did the first, and with the same result. A second 
time (lUotin"- Gen. Howard: 



THE BATTLE OF JULY TWENTY-TWO. 57 

"Again, witliin five minutes, the Confederates from the rear, 
the first repelled, animated by their officers, came boimding on. 
Over the works again every unwounded Union soldier leaped, 
and, turning, fought that way. 

"The enemy having the cover of the woods could in many 
places approach within fifteen or twenty yards of our works with- 
out discovery. Regimental commanders, with their colors, and 
such men as coukl follow them, would not infrequently occupy 
one side of the works and our men the other. Many individual 
acts of heroism here occurred. The flags of two opposing regi- 
ments would meet on the opposite sides of the same works, and 
would be flaunted by their respective bearers in each other's faces. 
Men were bayoneted across the works, and officers with their 
swords fought hand-to-hand with men with bayonets." 

The fighting along the front of the Thirty-second in both of 
these attacks was as desperate as on any part of that bravely con- 
tested field. Every man deported himself as though the fate of 
the army, the life of the nation, depended upon his individual 
prowess and courage. We held our works against these three 
very resolute attacks and had no doubt but that we should con- 
tinue to hold them, but it was not long until they came at us again. 
I'his time with a heavy line thev struck our regiment almost 
squarel)' on the left flank. It now became necessary to change 
front, the enemy coming this time from the south, the Thirty- 
second under a severe fire raking it from left to right, at omce took 
up a new line to meet the enemy a fourth time. Here in the open 
field — as far as works are concerned — the enemy was again 
beaten. The last fighting done by the Thirty-second that day 
was just at night-fall, and when darkness wrapped the combat- 
ants, the enemy withdrev^- from our new front, the general line 
having ])efore this been extended from the left flank of the Thirty- 
second, and ample provision made for meeting any attack from 
any quarter. • 

Writing of the conduct of the troops that withstood these 
repeated attacks, Gen. Howard says: "I have never read of bet- 
ter conduct in battle." 

The condition in which the Seventeenth Corps found itself 



SS TIUKTY-SECONI) KKGII\lI':N'r O. V. I. 

wluMi this fi_L;lit was on in earnest was one that would have dcnior- 
ahzed anv but veteran troops witli eonfidenee in tliemsclvcs, tlieir 
ofHeers, and their conn-ades. Indeed, in the p^reat cmcrn^encN- of 
the da\, wlien the ehances for the enemy were most fiatterini;, 
£;eneral otfieers were of httle foree. It was the "stayin*;" (|ualities 
of the "rank and file" tliat won the vietory of July 22d, 1864. Sel- 
dom, if ever, in modern warfare have troops preserved their or^i^an- 
izations under similar eireumstanees and eonditions sueli as i)re- 
vailed the 22(1 of July. 1864, on that part of the field eoAXM'ed by 
the 'idnrt\-seet)nd ( )]no. Diseipline and courage did it. 

There was desperate fig'htino^ alon.^- the lines of tlie Seven- 
teenth ror])s tliat daw and many incidents of personal bravery 
and heroic endeavor. The bayonet and the sword were both 
used, and used repeatedly, au.d ncj ])lace on the field did the tide of 
battle mount higher tlian where the d'hirty-second ( )hio defended 
our flag. luich man and officer stood to the bloody work of that 
dav as though tlie fate of the nation depended u])on his individual 
exertions. 

The losses on both sides were heavy. The historian of C'om- 
panv 1 writes in liis dairy under date of July 23, that an Atlanta 
pa])er acknowledges a loss of 22,000. The losses are, however, 
a matter of general history. The loss of the Thirty-second, in 
killed and wounded and missing, amounted to about one hundred. 

July 23d was employed in re-adjusting our lines, strengthen- 
ing our lines of works, and in burying, our ' dead. The party 
detailed to perform this last rite for their fellow comrades found 
almost every man robbed by the rebels of every article they had 
on when tliev fell. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



From July 22 to the Fall of Atlanta. 

The Thirty-second, with other troops, passed from the left 
to the right, continuing the movement on the 27th, and going into 
hne on the extreme right on the morning of the 28th. The Fif- 
teenth Corps on our left, the right of the Thirty-second, refused to 
cover the rear of our right flank. The troops at once began pre- 
paring to receive the enemy by collecting stones, logs etc., and pil- 
ing them up in our front as a sort of breast works. The enemy 
did not long delay the attack, which was mainly on the Fifteenth 
Corps. The Thirty-second did not participate in the fighting. 
We remained in line all day and during the night, and on the 29th 
returned to our place in the corps. July 30th building works. 
August I, 2, 3, and 4, engaged in making advances and building 
new works. There was almost daily skirmishing and fighting. 

In this fight the Thirty-second occupied a very important 
jpart of the Union line, being the extreme right, and responsible 
for the protection and safety of our right flank. We had no losses. 

Gen. O. O. Howard was now in command of the Army of the 
Tennessee. After the fight he rode down the lines and was re- 
ceived with that heartiness to which he was entitled. When near 
the left of the Thirty-second, he said: 

"Boys, I am highly gratified by the conduct of the Army of 
the Tennessee to-day," and was informed by Frank Keyes, of 
Company G, that "this is the way she does all the time." 

Gen. Hood, who had succeeded Gen. Jos. E. Johnston in com- 
mand of the rebel army, had now fought two losing battles with 
the Army of the Tennessee, July 22 and 28, the first having been 
the most sanguinary of the campaign. His men fought with extra- 
ordinary pluck and persistency, delivering charge after charge, 



()0 THIK'TY-SKCOND Kl^CUMHNT O. V. I. 

uiilil ciitirol\ exhausted, llicy (.-niild fi^iit no more. Tlic privates 
themselves were sensible ol the fearl'ul losses their army had sus- 
tained, as evidence the remark ol a rebel jirixate that Gen. Hood 
had about enoui^h men left for another killinj;. July 30 we ad- 
vanced our lines and built works. .August i we aj^ain advanced 
and l)uilt works, liy the midiUe of Aui;ust we had made two more 
advances and l)uilt works, the last of which very close to the rebel 
line, so close that the work of buildiuii defenses were prosecuted 
onlv in the ni^ht. l'"or the Thirty-second Ohio, from the battle of 
the J8th of July up to the eveniui;- of the 26th of Aup:ust. about 
twentv-ninc days, the Thirty-second ( )hio was continually on the 
front line, within easy ran^-e — short rani.i-e — of the enemy and 
continualK under tire, losing- men almost every day. There was 
no safety, excepting in the ditch or very close to the little line 
of works behind which we lay. There was great danger and 
almost certain death from the rebel sharp-shooters, to venture but 
a few rods from our line of works. This was irksome, tiresome 
warfare, as well as dangerous, but on the evening of the 26th of 
August the Thirty-second ( )hio was ordered into line, and leav- 
ing a light ]Mcket line to cover our movement and deceive the 
eneniv, we marched away on the last "tlank movement" of the 
Atlanta campaign. The morning of the 27th we struck one of the 
railroads leatling south from Atlanta at a i)oint between that city 
and ICast Point, and tore up about a mile of it, burning the ties, 
heating and twisting the rails. (The Atlanta ])apers now informed 
the public that Sherman's army were retreating across the Chatta- 
hoochee.) From destroying the railroad we moved with the army 
toward Jonesborough, which we reached on the 2d of September, 
and finiling that place evacuated, wc turned toward Lovejo}- Sta- 
tion. The battle of Lovejoy Station iiaving been fought and won, 
mainly by the 15th, Atlanta was no longer tenable, and that night 
the enemy blew^ up their magazines and aljandoned the city, fir.st 
having destroyed all the stores they could not carry away. The 
Thirty-second Ohio had been, from the first day of this flank move- 
ment to the moment of its termination, one of the advance regi- 
ments of the Seventeenth Corps, marching nuich of the time in 



The fall of ATLANTA. 61 

line of battle, with skirmishers to the front, continually looking- 
for the enemy and momentarily expecting to meet him in force, 
but fortunately for us we were not called to participate in any of 
the severe fighting that majrked this flank movement. 

September 5 we began our return march and reached East 
Point on about the 8th of September. Here we settled down to 
enjoy a season of rest, to which we certainly were entitled. A 
good camping ground was found in a grove about eight miles 
south of Atlanta, and we proceeded to make ourselves as comfort- 
able as possible. 

This ends the Atlanta campaign, one of the most memorable 
in the history of our great Civil War. The part i)layed by the 
Thirty-second Ohio in that campaign was at least as important as 
that of any regiment in the army. A great part of the time we 
were either the extreme right or the extreme left of the entire 
army, swinging from one extreme flank to tlie other, developing 
the enemy's position on such occasions, ever carefully guarding 
these important parts of the army and meriting the confidence 
reposed in us by our general officers. Much of the time from Big 
Shanty to Lovejoy Station we were under fire for weeks together, 
and in all that time never faltering, never failing. We point with 
pride to our record in the Atlanta campaign. 




CHAPTER XV. 



The March After Hood. 

We remained in eanip at East Point until the 1st day of (Octo- 
ber. 1864. when, by reason of the presence of the enemy in consid- 
erable numbers in close proximity to our outposts, and a nmior 
that Hood was attempting one of Sherman's flank movements, 
we, with other troops — likely all of the Fourth Division of the Sev- 
enteenth Corps — under command of Gen. Ransom,, were sent on 
a reconnoisance, and for a couple of days were scouting and skirm- 
ishing, until it was made evident that Hood's entire army was 
moving to our rear, threatening our communications. 

October 3, returned to our old camping grounds. 

October 4, began the march back after Hood. To-day w"e 
crossed the Chattahoochee river and skirmished lightly with a light 
body of the enemy, and in the evening the entire regiment was 
doing picket duty. There was nothing of particular intrest trans- 
pired for several days. We were marching more or less almost 
every day, but doing no fighting. On October 20 we had reached 
a jjoint near Galesville, Ala., where we were encamped for a 
few days. 

During our rest at this place an incident occurred that sad- 
dened the entire regiment, at the same time it aroused a spirit of 
resentment that would have made trouble for any guerilla who 
might have fallen into our hands. The story is as follows: 

On the 27th day of October, Lieut. D. H. Lee, of F. Com- 
pany, then on stafT duty, went in connnand of a detail, among 
which was two or more of our regiment. He had witli him prob- 
ably a dozen men. His duty was to find and bring into camp 
some citizens whose testimony was wanted by a Confederate who 
was being held as a spy. When Lee, with his connnand, had 



THE MARCH AJ^KR HOOD. 63 

gone some miles outside our lines, and while bearing a flag of 
truce, was surrounded by a band of guerillas, under connnand of 
one Jenkins, and although they displayed the white flag, they 
were denied its protection and a fight began, in which every man 
but Lee and one private, a Thirty-second Ohio man, was killed. 
Lee was yet unhurt when the guerilla captain called to him to 
surrender and his life would be spared. On this Lee threw down 
his arms and the guerilla force gathered around him, and while 
the captain was talking with him, one of his men came up and shot 
Lee with a revolver through the back of the head. They took 
from his finger a diamond ring that had been given Lieut. Lee by 
his young wife, whom he had married when home on veteran fur- 
lough. His body, with that of others, was thrown into a ravine 
and covered with brush, where it lay until the summer of 1865 — 
after the surrender — when the father of the young lieutenant went 
south, and with the aid of some of the citizens of a hamlet near 
by, recovered the remains of his son, which he was able to identify 
by the clothing. He was also fortunate enough to recover the 
diamond ring, whicli was in possession of an old citizen who 
claimed to have bought it from one of the guerillas.* 

October 29, we moved to Cove Spring, Ala. 

On the 30th moved toward Marietta, Ga., where we arrived 
without incident on the 6th day of November, where we rested 
until the 12th. 

The 6th day of November was election day. Lincoln and 
McClellan were the candidates for President. A sununary of 
th'e vote of the regiment by counties is furnished by Lieut. Wm. 
G. Dollison, then a sergeant of G Company, and who was a clerk 
of the election : 



*This is the plain unroniantic story as g-athered by the father of youn^^ Lee 
when south to procure his remains, as narrated to the writer by a nephew of Lieuten- 
ant Lee's. 



64 



THIRTY-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 



Lin- 
coln 

Allen 20 

Ashland 11 

Auglaze 3 

Brown 1 

Carroll 18 

Champaign 13 

Columbiana .... 3 

Co.shocton 8 

Delaware 

Fairfield 

Franklin 

Hamilton 

Hancock 

Holmes 

Jefferson 

Knox 

Licking 



... 20 
. . 1 
... 3 
1 
1 
4 
1 
9 
5 
Logan 3 



Mc- 
Clellan 



11 

2 



Lin- 
coln 



Mc- 
Clell-ivn 



Mahoning 3 

Madison 

Muskingum . 

Paulding 

Perry 

Putnam 



4 
. 21 
1 
1 
1 

Richland 22 

4 
2 



Stark 

Summit. 

Trumbull 2 

Tuscarawas 1 

Union 22 



Warren. 
Wayne . . . 

Williams 



Wyandot 2 



Total 224 



33 



This event passed ofif very quietly; every man who had the 
ris^ht to vote and who did vote, exercised his franchise to suit his 
own sweet will. 

October I2 we moved back to Big- Shanty, and as Sherman 
was about to march to the sea, and as he had all the supplies he 
wished from the North, he had no further use for the railroads 
behind him, and the work of destroying them began. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Great March to the Sea. 

On the 13th (lay of November we began our march to the sea 
as a part of Sherman's army, and as there are no important battles 
to recount in which the Thirty-second Ohio participated, I shall 
devote this chapter to brief chronological happenings. 

November 13, ag-ain crossed the Chattahoochee river, going 
south. 

November 14, Passed through and camped about four miles 
below Atlanta. 

- November 18, at about midnight, we crossed the Ocnndgee 
river and went into camp about four miles from its banks, an>ong" 
th.' hills. 

Novend^er ig, passed throug"h Monticello, Ga. Fat hogs and 
forage plenty. 

November 20, passed througii Hillsborough. Forage i)lenty ; 
heavy rains; boys wet and tired. 

November 21, we reach Gordon Junction. 

November 22, we marched into Gordon Village, where we 
destroyed railroads and public buildings and continued our march 
about ten miles further. 

November 2^, we reached the Oconee river. The enemy 
seemed disposed to dispute our passage, being in considerable 
numbers and advantageously posted, but on November 24 we 
effected a crossing, after some light skirmishing, in which no one 
was hurt. 

November 25, destroyed the railroad near Station 15. Pro- 
vision abundant; went into camp this evening near the Oguchee. 

November 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, on the march ; a part of the time 
building cordurov roads through the swamps. 



66 THIKTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

December i, \vc crossed the Oo^ceclie river and continuinq^ our 
march, crossed a number of swamps and destroyed about four 
miles of railroad. 

December 2, After' toiling through several large swamps we 
reached Buckhead creek, which we crossed on a long, high 
trestle. Large numbers of slaves reach the amiy daily and 
liail the soldiers as their deliverers, sent by God. for whom they 
had been long looking. We passed through Milan to-day. where 
had been maintained one of the rebel prison pens. 

December 3 and 4. on the march. Destroyed three miles of 
railroad and l)urned the depot and public buildings. 

December 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, on the march, without partic^dar 
incident. 

Decend)er 10, our brigade had the lead and we were ])ulling 
out at a good, lively pace, when a torpedo was exploded in the 
road. Investigation showed that the rebels had planted a num- 
ber of these in the line of march. Gen. Sherman being on that 
road, after learning the facts, brought forward a squad of Con- 
federate prisoners, whom he reijuired to remove them, a task they 
performed with fear and trend)ling. To-night we went into cam]) 
about five miles from Savannah. 

December 11, we marched from near the left to the extreme 
right rtaid<. In executing this movement we had some light 
skirmishing, but secured our position. We were relieved from this 
position after establishing our line and went back toward a land- 
ing on the Oguchee river, intended as our base of supplies pending 
the fall of Savannah. 

Rations were now very scarce and there were many hungry 
men among us. The rations for the last three days had been an 
ear of corn per day. There was, moreover, no relief to be had 
until Fort McAllister should fall. This important event occurred 
on the 15th day of December and our cracker line was open. It 
was not long until we had an abundance and the pains of the press- 
ing hunger we had endured were soon forgotten in the enjoyment 
of the rations we received. 



THE GREAT MARCH TO THE SEA. 67 

December i6, we took a position at King's 1)ri(lge on the 
Oguchee to guard the landing at that point. Here we remained 
until the evacuation of Savannah, which occurred on the 23d day 
of December. 

December 24 we marched through the captured city to a 
point three miles down the river, where we remained until the 
6th day of January, 1865. There were plenty of oysters in the 
bay and the boys managed to get them in considerable numbers, 
which added greatly to the bill of fare Uncle Sam provided for 
us. There was little duty to be performed and we got a good 
rest, lived well and were ready when the command come to again 
go after the enemy. 

Our share in the work of the great march to the sea was about 
that of a large number of the regiments that constituted the grand 
army that made that campaign. We marched and marched, 
built roads, took a liand in any skirmish that came our way, 
waded creeks and rivers, toiled through swamps and furnished 
our details for foraging purposes, and these several detads consti- 
tuted that command that led the army triumphantly to Savannali 
and became celebrated in history as Sherman's Bunmiers. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



The Carotjna Campaign. 

On the 6l1i day of January, 1865. the rci^'iniont broke camp 
ami w itli its worldly effects went on boirrd the steamer T^Iatamoras 
and dropped down stream to near the mouth of the river and spent 
the ni^ht on board. The mornino^ of th.e 7th broke brio:ht and 
lovely, 'idle sun burst uj) from the ocean a j^'reat ball of fire, cast- 
ing a warmer tint over the gently rippling waters and shone with 
coquettish loveliness through the tangle of tree and moss that 
skirted the river's bank. Two hours later most of us had forgotten 
all about the glorious smirise of the morning. We were intent 
only on adjusting accounts with old ocean, mentally wondering 
how soon death would step in and relieve us of this terrible sick- 
ness. In the afternoon the problem was solved by the disembarka- 
tion of the regiment at Jieaufort, S. C. We went into camp a few 
n.iiles from the city, where we remained until January 14. lireak- 
ing camp we moved out but a few miles when we met and drove 
in the rebel pickets, taking two lines of works. In the afternoon 
we struck the enemy's main force occupying a strong earthwork. 
We waited for morning to make the attack, but when morning 
came the enemy was gone and we returned to our old camp. 

We now remained in this camp skirmishing occasionally with 
the enemy and building roads. 

On the 29th day of J.'uinary we broke camp and joined in the 
forward movement that inaugurated the campaign of the Caro- 
linas, the last of the war. The enemy hovered on our Hanks, ob- 
structed the roads and hung on our rear, jMcking up all those who 
straggled, and occasionally amused themselves with a sh.ow of 
resistance that served to break the monotony of the march by an 
occasional skinnish. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Capture of Columbia and Fayetteville. 

On tlie T,c\ of February we came to the Salkahatcliee swamp, 
where we were detained several hours. Tlie road throug-h tliis 
swamp is built on a causeway thrown up several feet above the 
general surface, and so tlie water, which runs in many channels, 
is forced into one stream and bridged. The enemy were strongly 
posted at this bridge, having thrown up works and planted artil- 
lery so as to sweep the causeway. Capt. (nithrie, of Company G, 
serving on Gen. Potts' stafif, rode into the swamp and found a 
place where it was only about two miles wide and passable. He 
returned and reported, and one division — Fourth Division, Sev- 
enteenth Army Corps — was ordered to cross. By actual count 
there were thirty-two streams, ranging from knee-dee]) to waist- 
deep, full of fallen trees, cypress vines and deep holes, which, with 
the tangled underbrush and vines that grew between, made any- 
thing but pleasant marching. Many tumbles were taken, and we 
emerged from the swamp wet and muddy, with scratched hands 
and faces, and torn clothes. We landed iri a clean field and found 
the Johnnies ready to receive us. They charged down upon us 
as we emerged from the swamp, but we had come to stay, and, 
after a short but very sharp little figlit, the rebels retired, leaving 
us masters of the situation. As it was now night, and raining 
very hard, we fortified our position and settled down for the night. 
The next morning the troops began crossing on the causeway, 
and when we had marched about three miles we fell in with the 
balance of the corps on the main road. By easy marches we 
reached the South Edisto river, on the 9th of February, and 
crossed with but little resistance. As on the "March to the Sea," 
so on this one, we were foraging for supplies, but profiting by 



7tt THIKTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

the mistakes of that march, we were hauling along with us the 
surplus meat. Hour and meal, so as to be prepared for any emer- 
gencies that may arise. About lO o'clock on the morning of Feb- 
niary i6, we emerged from a dense woods, on the high bluffs op- 
posite Columbia. S. C. We halted in an open field in front of the 
city and remained until late fn the afternoon, while the Fifteenth 
Coq)s went up the river and crossed and came down to take offi- 
cial possession of the city. They were anticipated, however, by 
some men from an Iowa regiment in our brigade, who crossed the 
river on an old scow and run their colors up on the couit house 
just as the head of the Fifteenth Corps column came in sight. In 
the afternoon we crossed and went into camp near the city about 
o'clock. The city had been on tire for some time and square 
after square was in ruins. The streets in some parts of the city 
were full of cotton bales antl these were also burning. Wherever 
it was possible property was carried out to a place of safety and 
guards placed over it. but some of the citizens were so bitter 
against the Yankees that they would rather see ever>thing in their 
houses destroyed than to have it saved by Union soldiers, and 
many of them were accommodated. 

Februar)- 6. we left Columbia, going in a northeasterly direc- 
tion to Cheraw, marching, skirmishing, foraging, and entered that 
place on the 3d of ^March. We tore up and destroyed the rail- 
roads wherever we came to them, and often paying our respects 
to the public property and militar}- supplies. From Cheraw we 
pushed on toward Fayetteville. X. C. On the night of the loth 
of March we camped seven miles from that city and started out 
quite early the next morning. We marched but a short distance 
when we learned tliat the Fourteenth Army Corps was hurrying 
on to Feyetteville by another road. We determined to give them 
a race, and started on the double quick. Our regiment had the ad- 
vance, left in front, and so there was nothing to obstruct our 
progress. The double quick developed into a dead run, and we 
entered the town while the head of the Fourteenth Corps was seen 
a half mile awav. 



CAPTUKE OF COLUMBIA AND FAYETTEVIIJ.E. 71 

A good deal has been said and written about tlie taking of 
Fayetteville, and the credit has been claimed for several different 
forces. The fact is, that the foragers — the bummers, so-called — 
of the Fourth Division, Seventeenth Army Cor])s, under com- 
mand of Jeff. J. Hibbetts, Lieutenant Colonel of the Thirty-sec- 
ond Ohio Volunteers, drove Wade Hampton and his cavalry out 
of Fayetteville and captured the place, and it was no mean fight, 
either. Lieut. Dollison, in his History of Company G, from 
which I have taken extended extracts, says: "I was among the 
first twenty-five men of any regularly organized force that entered 
the town, and at that time the fight was over and the enemy gone, 
and members of my own company who were on the forage detail 
described the fight to me, then and there, and said they had pos- 
session of the town for nearly an hour before we arrived." 

Here a steam tug which came up the Cape h>ar river l)rought 
the first news we had received from the outside world since leav- 
Pocotalig'o six weeks before. 

We left h^ayetteville on the 15th of March, going in the direc- 
tion of Goldsboro, but turning from our course to take a hand in 
the battle of Bentonville.. We reached the front near Bentonville 
on the afternoon of March 20, after a very severe march, much of 
it at quick time, and found that the I^ourteenth Corps had been 
hotly eng-aged. We at once entrenched ourselves, and held our 
place with the other forces in line. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Thk Battle of Bknton\ii,i,e. 

Thv iiioniiiii;' was spent in perfecting" our lines and i^i-etting' 
the several commands into their proper ])ositions and in other 
preliminary work necessary on tlie bes^innini;- of an important 
battle. There was some heavy skirmishin,<;- during- the forenoon. 
When our line of battle was developed the enemy opened with 
artillery. We advanced rajiidly, and wlien within rano;e opened 
a brisk fire and the battle was on in earnest and lasted all the bal- 
ance of the day. At night our position was such as to make the 
ca])ture of the entire rebel force possible, provided Schofield should 
reach us before the enemy got away, but in tlie night tliex' (iuietly 
withdrew, leaving a light skirmish line. We awoke in the morn- 
ing in anticipation of a severe fight. It was not long, however, 
before some of the more adventurous sinrits of the command 
discovered tliat the enemy's works were without defenders and 
the city of Bentonville was ours. 

March 23, we marched, passing through Goldsboro alK)ut 
noon. Gen. Sherman reviewing the troops at that time and place, 
finding manv men barefooted and ragged and t)thers wearing cit- 
izens' clothing. And little wonder. We had been marching 
through the enemy's country since the 29th of January, or for 
al)out two months, covering over five hundred miles, through 
swamps and tangled forests, by day and by night, skirmishing and 
fighting and doing duties of various kinds. We certainly needed 
a few days in which to rest and ecpiip ourselves. 

March 2(), our line of comnumication with the sea was opened 
through and the cars came in. The whistle of the locomotive 
was hailed with delight and replied to by the lusty lungs of the 
soldiers. Supplies of clothing now reached us in abundance and 



THE BATTLE OF BENTONVILI^E. 73 

it was not long until bright, new uniforms were as plentiful as the 
dirty attires had been shortly before. 

March 26, the Thirty-second Ohio went on a foraging expe- 
dition and the advance had a short encounter with some rebel 
cavalry, in which some of our men were captured, most of whom 
effected their escape. 

The Catholic Church of Columbia had lost a valuable gold 
image of Christ, which some ungodly person had taken from the 
church, and on the ist day of April a general but unsuccessful 
search was made for it through the armv. 

Again on April we resumed the march and shortly after the 
troops were put in motion the advance struck the enemv and 
l)egan skirmishing. This was kept up on the nth, with more or 
less persistency, and on the morning of the 12th had begun again 
with the advance forces, the main body of the Union army being 
stretched along the roads, marching or patiently waiting the result 
in the advance. And now as the soldier sits on the roadside or 
leans on his faithful musket, he gossips with his chum or an 
acquaintance, a faint shout is heard far in the distance, and as we 
listen it comes on, gathering force and volume as regiment, brig- 
ade and division join in tumult. What does it mean? ( )h, yes; 
there comes a mounted messenger and he shouts as he dashes 
along something that electrifies every heart and sets every one 
to shouting. What is that? Do we hear aright? Richmond has 
fallen and Lee and his army have surrendered! That was enough. 
The amiy was wild. The end was in sight. The dangers and pri- 
vations were about over. The home-going was near at hand. 
Indeed, the news was glorious news and many a grim, unflinch- 
ing veteran wept for joy. Pen cannot paint the picture. 

On the 14th day of April we entered the capital of North Car- 
olina and on the 15th continued after Johnston's arm\-. After 
marching about five miles we were halted. The news came back 
that Johnston had surrendered and again the army rejoiced. This 
proved a "grapevine," but negotiations looking to that end were 
begun, which ended bv the surrender of Johnston and his entire 



74 THIKTV-SKCOND KKCIMENT O. V. I. 

coniniand. Now the satisfaction and joy of the Union army was 
supreme. Onlv a few more weeks and that mighty host would 
(Hssolve. Tlie stern rule of military discipline would be over, and 
home, friends and kindred would be ours to enjoy once more. 
The pros])ect was hearteninj;- and rejoicing ran riot, all to give 
place to the most intense grief, the deepest indignation and the 
sternest demands for revengt' when the news came to Slierman's 
veterans tliat the beloved Lincoln had l)een foully assassinated. 
r>ut we turn from this sad tragedy to i)m-sue the remaining brief 
career of the Thirtv-second ( ). \ . \ . 1. 




CHAPTER XX. 



Homeward. 



On the morning of March 29, 1895, we fell into our place and 
began the long, hard march which ended with our arrival at Wash- 
ington, D. C, on the 24th day of May. 

The march from Raleigh to Washington was the most rapid, 
and in some respects the hardest march we ever made, averaging, 
as we did, thirty-five miles per day; and all because buckles, 
breast-plates and gems were being made to shine. The gunless 
man sat on the grass watching two drafted men, who bad joined 
us at Raleigh, as they polished their gun barrels. After they 
were through tiiey went down to a creek near bv to wash. When 
they were out of sight one of the burnished guns was removed 
from the stack at the left of the company where its owner be- 
longed, to a stack at the right of the company, where the gunless 
man belonged. The two recruits — Irishmen — returned. One 
of them. Burns, went to look at his gun, but it was not there. 
Turning to the other he said: "Jemmie, me gun's gone," and 
without looking, even in the next stack, for it, he commenced 
making coffee for his supper. The next morning when we 
marched from Alexandria Burns had a gun and so had the gun- 
less man. 

At Richmond, Va., we stopped several days, and the boys had 
an opportunity of seeing Belle Isle and Libby Prison, robbed as 
they were of all their terrors. Gen. Halleck, who was in command 
at Richmond, decided to review Gen. Sherman's troops as they 
passed through the city. The Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps 
passed through one day and the Army of the Tennessee was to 
go the next. Gen. Halleck was not an early riser; the Fifteenth 
and Seventeenth Corps got up with the lark, And so it happened 



76 TIIIKTV-SECOND KKGIMKNT O. V. I. 

wluMi the (la\- cauK' for us to imistcr l)c'f()rc this man wlio tried to 
"sit down" oil (it'll. ( irant and abused (ien. Sherman, that we were 
in a liurry and couldn't wait: and l)efore (ien. Ilalleck liad (opened 
liis e_\es to the h:L;ht of that beautiful morniui^'. we had passed 
throu,i;h the town, marched si.\ miles and stopped to cook break- 
fast. There ne\er was a ^reat deal of foolishness about the Army 
of the Tennessee. 

We were in line on tlu' second day of the ,<;Tand review, and 
felt, as we marched down i'ennsylvania Avenue in that memorable 
review, that whether the world ever knew it or not, we had done 
our full share to T)rino- about that trium])hal march in which we 
were then ])artici])ating'. 

We now^ went into camp near Rock creek, north of Georc^e- 
towii, w here we remained until the 7th day of Jwne, 1865. when we 
were taken by cars to Louisville, Ky. Our entire trip was an 
ovation. We went into camp just outside the city of Louisville, 
Ky., and remained there until discharged from the sendee on the 
20th day of July. 1865. On July 21, we took steamer to Cincin- 
nati and cars to Columbus, ( )hio, where we went into Tod bar- 
racks. We held this position, although outnumbered by bed 
bugs, Norway rats and graybacks. at least a thousand to one, until 
the 27th day of Jnly, wdien we received our discharges and the pay 
due us, and the Thirty-second Ohio Veteran X'olunteer Infantry, 
after four years of active service at the front, dissolved into its 
component parts, its career ended, its history completed. 



ROSTER OF 32d REGIMENT O. V. 



Mustered in Aug-ust 31, 1861, at Camp Dennison, O., by 
John R. Edie, Major 15th Infantry, U. S. A. Mustered out 
July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., by Robert M. Woods, First 
Lieutenant 64th Illinois Volunteers. 



FIELD AND STAFF. 

COLONELS. 

Thomas H. Ford, Colonel. Enrolled July 26, 1861 ; resigned 
Nov. 8, 1862. 

Benjamin F. Potts, Colonel. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1861 ; pro- 
moted to Lieut. Colonel from Captain Co. F, Nov. 21, 
1862; Colonel Dec. 25, 1862; Brigadier General Jan. 16, 
1865. 

Jefferson J. Hibbets, Colonel. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; pro- 
moted to Lieut. Colonel from Capt. Co. K, July 27, 1863 ; 
Colonel May 18, 1865 ; mustered out with regiment. 

LIEUTENANT COLONELS. 

Ebenezer H. Swinney, Lieutenant Colonel. Enrolled July 
26, 1861 ; discharg-ed Nov. 21, 1862. 

Robert H. Bentley, Lieutenant Colonel. Enrolled Aug. 10, 
1861 ; promoted from Reg-imental Q. M. Dec. 25, 1862 ; 
resigned July 27, 1863. 

Sheldon Guthrie, Lieutenant Colonel. Enrolled Aug. 1, 
1861; promoted from Capt. Co. G May 18, 1865; mus- 
tered out with regiment. 

MAJORS. 

Sylvester M. Hewitt, Major. Enrolled July 26, 1861; resigned 
January 13, 1863. 



^8 TIIIKTV-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Abraham M. Crumbecker, Major. Enrolled Aug-ust 16, 1861 ; 

promoted from Captain Co. A, Jan. 13, 1863 ; resig-ned 

Sept. 21, 1864. 
Isaac B. Post, Major. Enrolled July 20, 1861; promoted from 

Capt. Co. C June 6, 1865 ; mustered out with regiment. 

SURGEONS. 

John W. Mowrj, Surgeon. Enrolled August 21, 1861 ; re- 
signed January 22, 1862. 

James G. Buchannan, Surgeon. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1862 ; re- 
signed Jan. 17, 1863. 

Alfred H. Brundage, Surgeon. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861; pro- 
moted from Asst. Surg. Jan. 18, 1863 ; resigned Sept. 
27, 1864. 

Thomas P. Bond, Surg-eon. Enrolled April 1, 1864; promoted 
from Asst. Surg. Jan. 18, 1863 ; mustered out with regt. 

ASSISTANT SURGEONS. 

Silas E. Sheldon, Assistant Surg-eon. Enrolled July 4, 1862 ; 

discharged March 13, 1863, by order of War Department. 
John Morgan, Assistant Surgeon. Enrolled March 11, 1863 ; 

resigned Feb. 28, 1864. 
Guian S. Guthrie, Assistant Surgeon. Enrolled June *J, 1863; 

died February 20, 1864, at Huntsville, Ala. 
Lewis A. Grimes, Assistant Surgeon. Enrolled April 29, 

1864 ; resigned July 23, 1864. 

John A. Soliday, Assistant Surgeon. Enrolled Oct. 12, 1864; 

died March 27, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. 
Chambers K. Clark, Assistant Surgeon. Enrolled June 10, 

1865 ; mustered out with regiment. 

CHAPLAINS. 

William H. Nickerson, Chaplain. Enrolled Sept. 5, 1861 ; 
resigned March 2, 1862. 

Russell B. Bennett, Chaplain. Enrolled Aug. 27, 18()1 ; pro- 
moted from 1st Sergeant Co. I, March 18, 1862 ; mustered 
out April 7, 1865, on expiration of term of service. 

ADJUTANTS. 

Robert F. Jackson, Adjutant. Enr(»lled June 8, 1861 ; pro- 



FIELD AND STAFF. 79 

moted from Serg-t. Major 25th O. V. I. Jan. 9, 1862 ; re- 
signed April 10, 1862. 

John B. Pearce, Adjutant. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted 
to Serg-t. Major from private Co. A July 12, 1861 ; to 1st 
Lieut, and Adjt. March 12, 1862; resigned April 15, 1863. 

John W. Stanton, Adjutant. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861 ; ap- 
pointed from 1st Lieut. Co. K May 6, 1863; resigned Aug. 
13, 1863. 

Alfred G. Phillips, Adjutant. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861 ; pro- 
moted to 2d Lieut. Co. E from Hospital Steward Jan. 30, 
1863 ; appointed from 1st Lieut. Co. E Aug. 1, 1863; 
killed July 22, 1864, in action near Atlanta, Ga. 

Joseph L. Brosius, Adjutant. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; ap- 
pointed from 1st Lieut. Co. A — ; resigned Sept. 15, 1864. 

Richard Blackstone, Adjutant. Enrolled July 20, 1861 ; 
appointed from 1st Lieut. Co. C Oct. 10, 1864; promoted 
to Capt. Co. C June 6, 1865. 

William T. Dollison, Adjutant. Enrolled Aug. 1, 1861; 
appointed from 1st Lieut. Co. K June 13, 1865; mustered 
out with regiment. 

REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTERS. 

Richard H. Fonts, R. Q. M. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted 

to Com. Sergt. from private Co. A ; 1st Lieut, and 

Regt. Quartermaster December 25, 1862 ; mustered out 
Nov. 2, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn. 

George W. Boyd, R. Q. M. Enrolled Aug. 1, 1861; promoted 
to Q. M. Sergt. from Sergt. Co. G June 11, 1864; 1st 
Lieut, and Regt. Quartermaster Nov. 18, 1864 ; mus- 
tered out with regiment. 

SERGEANT MAJORS. 

Cyrus A. Stevens, Sergeant Major. Enrolled Aug. 1, 1861 ; 

promoted from Sergt. Co. G ; to 2d Lieut. Co. G 

April 5, 1862. 
Samuel B. Rigdon, Sergeant Major. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; 

promoted from Sergt. Co. A Nov. 1, 1862 ; to 2d Lieut. 

Co. D April 20, 1864 ; veteran. 
Francis E. Hyde, Sergt. Major. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861; pro- 



80 THIRTY-SECOND KKGIMKNT O. V. I. 

moted from Corp. Co. B April 18, 1864; to 1st Lieut. Co. 

I Nov. 18, 1864; veteran. 
Charles D. Koff, Serg-eant Major. Enrolled March 1, 1862 ; 

promoted from Serg^t. Co. F Dec. 29, 1864 ; to 2d Lieut. 

Co. E May 22, 18()5. 
Taylor McFadden, Sergeant Major. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; 

promoted from Serg^t. Co. A May 22, 1865; mustered 

out with reg-iment. 

OUAKTEKMASTER SERGEANTS. 

David Shellenbarg-er, O. M. S. Enrolled Aug-. 31, 1861 ; see 
"David Shellenbarg-er," private Co. E. 

Robert F. Smart, U. M. S. Enrolled Aug-. 1, 1861; promoted 
from Scrgt. Co. G Jan. 1, 1863; to 2d Lieut. Co. G May 
25, 18()4. 

Solomon Kauffman, Q. M. S. Enrolled Oct. 1, 1862; pro- 
moted from Serg-t. Co. D Dec. 26, 1864 ; mustered out 
with reg-iment. 

COMMISSARY SERGEANTS. 

David R. Potts, Com. Serg-t. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861 ; pro- 
moted from private Co. F — ; to 2d Lieut. Co. I April 20, 
1864 ; veteran. 

Joseph W. Davis, Com. Sergt. Enrolled Aug-. 9, 1861 ; pro- 
moted from private Co. B April 18, 1864; to 2d Lieut. Co. 
B May 18, 1865; veteran. 

Francis M. Rider, Com. Serg-t. Enrolled Aug-. 1, 1861 ; pro- 
moted from Serg-t. Co. G May 22, 1865 ; mustered out 
with reg-iment. 

HOSPITAL .STEWARDS. 

Charles Ludlow, Hospital Steward. Enrolled Aug-. 19, 1861; 

promoted from Sergt. Co. H Jan. 1, 1862; discharg-ed 

Oct. 24, 1862, at Camp Doug-lass, Illinois. 
Amos Ewing-, Hospital Steward. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1862; 

promoted from private Co. I Sept. 9, 1864; mustered out 

with reg-iment. 
Ferdinand C. Steinel, Hospital Steward. Enrolled Aug-. 27, 



FIELD AND STAFF. 81 

1861 ; absent on detached duty ; in hospital at 

Natchez, Miss.; mustered out with reg-iment. 

PRINCIPAL MUSICIANS. 

Jesse R. Bates, Prin. Mus. Enrolled Aug". 9, 1861 ; pro- 
moted from private Co. B Sept. 1, 1863; must, out with 
reg-iment ; veteran. 

Ansell Bates, Prin. Mus. Enrolled Aug-. 5, 1861 ; promoted 
from private Co. B Sept. 1, 1863 ; mustered out with 
reg-iment ; veteran. 

DRUM MAJOR. 

William Hiestan, Drum Major. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861; dis- 
charged Jan. 26, 1863, at Columbus, Ohio. 



COMPANY A. 



BY FIRST SERGEANT J. PINOCK. 

Company A was recruited during the month of July, 1861, 
the enlistments dating- from the 12th of that month, and was 
composed of men from the counties of Carroll, Columbiana, 
Stark, and Mahoning, the greater part being from Carroll. 
Jackson Lucy, who was at that time residing in Carrollton, and 
engaged in the practice of medicine, was chiefly instrumental 
in recruiting and organizing the company. Headquarters 
were established at Carrollton, and the men, as they enlisted, 
reported at headquarters and began their initial soldier's life 
at one or other of the then leading hotels of the town. 
About the first of August, the necessary number having been 
enlisted, the company was transported to Mansfield, Ohio, and 
were given quarters in Miller's hall, where we remained for 
about ten days, before being transferred to Camp Bartley, some 
distance outside the city. 

During the time we were quartered in Miller's hall the 
organization of the company was completed by electing offi- 
cers. The election was by ballot, and resulted in the selec- 
tion of Jackson Lucy for Captain, Abraham M. Crumbecker 
for first Lieutenant, and Abram Norris second Lieutenant. 
About the middle of August the company was removed from 
the quarters in Miller's hall, to Camp Bartley. On August 
27th, 1861 we were formally mustered into the service by Maj. 
J. R. Edie, and became the property of Uncle Sam] for 'the 
period of three years, or during the war. Upon the final 
organization of the regiment the company was designated as 
Compan}' A. 



COMPANY A. 83 

From the time we were transferred to Camp Hartley until 
about the first of September, the time was spent in drilling-, 
and learning- the g-eneral duties pertaining- to a soldier's life. 
The transition from a civil to a military life had been, up to 
this time, made by easy stag-es; first, from the comforts of home 
to the ordinary accommodations of a hotel; second, to very 
ordinary accommodations for eating- at a hotel and sleeping- on 
the soft side of a board; and, third, to the full enjoyment of 
life in camp. 

From the muster-in until the muster-out, at the close of 
the war, the movements of the company were so blended with 
those of the reg-iment, that a history of one would be, with 
few exceptions, a history of the other, in so far, at least, as 
the g-eneral outline of our marches, battles and duties in g-en- 
eral were concerned. During- our four 3-ears' .service, (from 
July 12th 1861, to July 20th, 1865) the company took part in 
all the marches and battles in which the regiment was en- 
g-ag-ed, and in addition, were frequently under fire when the 
balance of the reg-iment was not eng-ag-ed. This arose from 
the fact that the company was drilled in skirmish tactics and 
almost universally had this duty to perform. 

The total number of men recruited for the company, from 
first to last, was 185, including- four colored men, who were en- 
listed and served as company cooks. 

Thirty -four of the company re-enlisted, being- enough to 
retain the company organization. The losses of the company 
during its four years of service, from all causes, were as follows: 
killed in battle, 14; killed by bushwhackers, 1; died of wounds 
received in battle, 3; died from diseases, 14; discharged on 
certificate of disability, 17; discharged on expiration of term 
of service, 15; discharged to receive promotion in other organi- 
zations, 2; discharged under general order May 3, 1865, 1; com- 
missioned officers resigned, 4; enlisted men deserted, 9. The 
total number wounded was 33. 



84 THIRTY-SECOND REC.IMENT O. V. I. 

The company lost by capture on July 22, 1864, the fol- 
lowing-, who were confined in Andersonville until about the 
1st of November, 18(>4 : Serg-t. James Hill, Oliver H. Shook, 
William Busson, James A. Lewis, and John Kile. About 
the date above g-iven, (Nov., 1864) James Hill and Oliver H. 
Shook were exchanged and returned to the company near 
Atlanta, Georg-ia. 

Of the orig-inal members of the company, but twenty-six 
were borne on the rolls at date of final muster-out, July 20th, 
1865, and the total number borne and mustered out at that 
date was eig-hty-six. 

Of the character of the men who composed the company 
at its org-anization, it ma}- be justl}- said that no more intelli- 
g-ent or refined body was enlisted or mustered into service 
during- the war. Very soon after the org-anization of the 
reg-iment, and while yet encamped at Camp Barlley, the com- 
pany was g-iven the disting-uished title of "Lucy's Congress- 
men." This originated from a conversation which Capt. Lucy 
had with Col. Ford, who, in speaking of the general appear- 
ance of the men led the Captain to remark that he hadn't a 
man in his company but what was fit for a congressman. 

The contingent furnished by Mahoning- county is deserv- 
ing of special mention, not from having been any more gall- 
ant on the field of battle, but from the fact of their being 
quakers or of quaker parentage, whose faith forbid them going 
to war; but their intense loyalty, and hatred to the institution of 
slavery led them to lay aside, for the time being, the scruples 
they may have had on the subject. 

As was the case in almost every organization, so Com- 
pany A had its odd and peculiar characters. None of those 
who were members of the original company can but remem- 
ber the two men who when the company needed something to 
arouse their drooping spirits, were always ready to administer 



COMPANY A. 85 

the remedy. These were Georg-e L. Roe, better known, per- 
haps, as "Old Mexico," and Alonzo Eg-bert, or "Doc," as he 
was universally known. Often when wearied on the march, 
the voice of "Old Mexico" would arouse every one when he 
beg-an his favorite song-, "Oh, Kate, she crossed the 
Wabash;" and Doc would respond with his original descrip- 
tion of the "Oj'ster Girl." 

To relate all the personal incidents of the company as a 
body or as individuals would require quite a large volume, 
but there is one incident which I have been requested to pre- 
serve in the history of the company, and will proceed to g'ive. 
This is known as the g^oose episode, and occurred on Cheat 
Mountain shortly after our arrival there in 18G1. The Four- 
teenth Indiana was encamped on the mountain and about 
one-fourth of a mile from the camp of the Thirty-second 
Ohio. This reg-iment it appears, althoug-h unknown to us 
at the time, had broug-ht with them from Indiana a pet 
g-oose, or, rather, g-ander, which was known by the name of 
Rube. An old man living- on the mountain, and between the 
camps of the Thirty-second Ohio and Fourteenth Indiana, 
also had a number of g-eese, and with these Rube had become 
familiar, and the gang could often be seen wandering around 
g-athering their living- from the offal of camp. One evening 
about the Gth of October, ]8()1, as one of the members of 
Company A — James A. Morrow -was returning- to his quar- 
ters from a visit to another part of the camp, he chanced to 
pass the place where the g-eese had apparently taken up their 
rest for the night, close to the path where he was traveling-. 
He had picked up a stick about three feet long-, which he was 
using- as a walking- stick, and when passing- the g-eese the 
thought of goose soup probably entered his mind, and sup- 
posing that the geese belonged to old man White, who was 
pretty generally believed to be a rebel, he tapped the most 



86 TIIIKTY-SKCOND KICCUMKNT O. V. T. 

convenient one on the head and broug^ht it to camp. Having- 
a little susi)icion that the old man mig-ht possibly institute a 
search for the gfoose, we were careful to hide every trace that 
could cause any suspicion to rest on Com])any A. Instead of 
picking- the feathers off, as is usual, Kube was skinned and 
the hide carried to a pile of rocks and log-s near the quarters 
of Compan}' D and there deposited. Next morning- the car- 
cass was hung- over the lire to boil, and in a few minutes 
after the cooking- was begun, a rumor reached us that the 
g-oose belong-ed to the Fourteenth Indiana, and very shortly a 
deleg-ation from that regiment was seen coming- toward our 
camp. The g-oose was hastily taken from the fire and carried 
into a tent where there was a floor made of pine brush. The 
brush was raised and the g-oose dumped from the pot onto 
the ground and the l)rush replaced. The men from the 
Fourteenth first struck Compan}^ A, and the inquiry beg-au, 
accompanied with dire threats of veng-eance if the g-uilty 
party could be found. Of course Company A had not seen 
the g-oose and knew nothing- about it. Pretty soon, as more 
of the Fourteenth beg-an to arrive, our camp was alive with 
the men of that reg-iment, and unluckily some of them dis- 
covered the hide and feathers close to the ground occupied 
by company D and for awhile this company had all it could do 
to convince the Fourteenth that its members could not pos- 
sibly be g-uilty of such a dastardly trick. Although every 
precaution had been taken to remove any and every thing 
that would tend to throw suspicion on Company A, yet it 
seems that a single feather had in some way fallen on the 
ground where the company was camped, and this was dis- 
covered and picked up by one of the searching party, and 
was the signal for a renewed attack on the company. The 
finding of this feather they considered as conclusive evidence 
that the guilty parties belonged to Company A, and matters 



COMPANY A. 87 

were assuming- a warlike condition when Captain Lucy came 
upon the field and told the irate Fourteenth that he would 
conduct the investigation from that point on, and assured 
them that if the man who killed the g-oose belonged to his 
company he would have him court martialed and shot. 
With this assurance the Fourteenth left, and it was also the 
end of the investigation so far as Captain Lucy was concerned. 
It was thought at the time that the goose did not belong to 
the Fourteenth, but that they were attempting to "old 
soldier" it on us, because of our recent arrival, but this was 
erroneous. The goose was in reality their property, and had 
been brought with the reg-iment from the place where the 
regiment was organized in the State of Indiana. 

Many instances of personal daring and adventure by 
different members of the company might be related, as well 
as circumstances of a ridiculous and laughable character, but 
where to begin, and where to end, would be difficult to deter- 
mine, and without entering upon a field of that kind we will 
close bv saying that after a service of four long years at the 
front and participating in some of the most important events 
of the war the company was finally mustered out of the United 
States service at Louisville, Ky., on the 20th day of July, 
1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY A. 



CAPTAINS. 



Jackson Lucy. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; resig-ned March 12, 
1862. 

Abraham M. Crumbecker. Enrolled Aug-. 16, 1861 ; pro- 
moted from 1st Lieut. March 15, 1862 ; to Major Jan. 
13, 1863. 

William A. McAllister. Enrolled June 12, 1861 ; wounded 
May 8, 1862, in battle of McDowell, Va.; promoted to 
2d Lieut, from Sergt. Jan. 17, 1863; 1st Lieut. Feb. 18, 
1863; Captain July 27, 1863; wounded Feb. 5, 1864, in 
battle of Baker's Creek, Miss.; resigned Sept. 8, 1864. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

Augustus G. Hostetter. Enrolled June 12, 1861 ; promoted 

from private Aug-. 22, 1862; resigned Feb. 18, 1863. 
Joseph Brosius. Enrolled June 12, 1861 ; promoted to 2d 

Lieut, from Corp. Feb. 18, 1863; 1st Lieut. July 27, 1863; 

appointed Adjutant . 

David H. Lee. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered as private; 

appointed Sergeant — ; promoted to 2d Lieut. July 27, 

1863; 1st Lieut. May 25, 1864 ; transferred to Co. F June 

10, 1864; veteran. 
Daniel W. Wilson. Enrolled July 27, 18()1 ; promoted from 

2d Lieut. Co. E Aug. 11, 1864; to Capt. Co. E May 18, 

1865. 
Charles C. Anderson. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861 ; promoted to 

2d Lieut, from 1st Sergt. Co. H Feb. 20, 1865 : 1st Lieut. 

May 18, 1865 ; mustered out July 20, 1865. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

Abraham Norris. Enrolled Aug. 16, 1861 ; resigned Jan. 18, 
1863. 




Colonel Jeffekson J. Hibbets. 



COMPANY A, 89 

FIRST SERGEANTS. 

Jefferson J. Hibbetts. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted to 
2d Lieut. Co. D Feb. 8, 1862. 

Jacob Penick. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; appointed from pri- 
vate ; mustered out with company; veteran. 

SERGEANTS. 

Joseph H. Eakin, Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered as pri- 
vate ; mustered out with company ; veteran. 

James Hill. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered as private ; 
mustered out with company ; veteran. 

Austin Brothers. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered as pri- 
vate; absent, sick ; mustered out with company ; 

veteran. 

James Hag^erman. Enrolled July 12, 1861; wounded Ma}- 16, 
1863, in battle of Champion Hill, Miss.; appointed Serg-t. 
June 12, 1865 ; mustered out with company ; veteran. 

Taylor McFadden. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted to 
Serg-t. Maj. May 22, 1865 ; veteran. 

Omer S. Lee. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; appointed 1st Serg-t. 
from Serg-t. Nov. 6, 1861; reduced to Serg-t.; transferred 
to Co. F July 1, 1862. 

Levi Ball. Enrolled July 12, 1861; mustered as private; 
killed Sept. 15, 1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry. 

Samuel B. Rig-don. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted to 
Serg-t. Maj. Nov. 1, 1862. 

CORPORALS. 

Stephen Jackson. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded July 28, 

1864; mustered out with company ; veteran. 
Martin B. Holloway. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out 

with company ; veteran. 
Jacob F. Snyder. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded May 22, 

1863, at sieg-e of Vicksburg-, Miss.; mustered out with 

company ; veteran. 
Thomas E. Harlon. Enrolled Aug". 7, 1862; mustered out 

with company. 
Aquilla B. Pidg-eon. Enrolled Jan. 3, 1865 ; mustered out 

with compan3% 



90 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

David Tool. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1862; mustered out with 

regiment. 
Charles C. Heming-. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; appointed June 

12, 18()5; mustered out with company ; veteran. 
Clermont A. McAusland. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded 

Sept. 15, 1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va. ; ap- 
pointed Corp. May 1, 1865; mustered out with company; 

veteran. 
Latham D. Cowgill. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; killed Feb. 5, 

1864, in battle of Raker's creek, Miss.; veteran. 
Isaac W. Stanley, Enrolled Aug-. 29, 1862; died — , of wounds 

received July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. 
William S. Wisman. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded Sept. 

15, 1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va.; killed July 22, 

1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga.; veteran. 
Samuel Yarger. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; died July 25, 1864 

of wounds received — , in action near Atlanta, Georgia ; 

veteran. 
Harding A. Buckman. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded 

Sept. 15, 1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va ; absent, 

sick, April 15, 1864, at home ; mustered out , to date 

Sept. 15, 1864, by order of War Department. 
John P. Donaldson. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1861; wounded Sept. 

15, 1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va.; absent, sick, 

April 15, 1864, at home ; mustered out with regiment. 
Daniel Campbell. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861 ; transferred to 

Veteran Reserve Corps April 27, 1864. 
Thomas H. Ball. Enrolled July 12, 1861; Discharged Nov. 

1, 1862. 
Franklin E. Hursh. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; Discharged Nov. 

10, 1862. 
David Vanfossen. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861 ; transferred from 

Co. F. Died March 21, 1862, at Beverly, West Virginia. 
Thomas J. Hendrix. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; killed May 8, 

1862, in battle of McDowell, Va. 

Henrv J. Cobbs. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; killed Sept. 15, 1862, 

in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va. 
William H. Vataw. Enrolled Aug. 30, 1862 ; died Aug. 10, 

1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. 



COMPANY A. 91 

MUSICIANS. 

William J. Mong-. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted to Lieut. 

3d batalion O. L. A. Jan. 20, 1862. 
William P. Witherow. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; private. 

PRIVATES. 

Amfert, Peter D. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864; drafted : never re- 
ported for duty. No further record found. 

Abel, Enoch W. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Arbuckle, Robert D. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; Absent, sick—, 
mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department; 
veteran. 

Ammond, Michael. Enrolled Sept. 23, 1864; drafted; mustered 
out , by order of War Department. 

Abel, Christopher C. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861 ; Transferred 
from Co. F — ; discharg-ed Feb. 4, 1864. 

Anderson, John. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; discharged Dec. 23, 
1862. 

Barth, Samuel G. Enrolled Jan. 3, 1864 ; mustered out with 
company. 

Burson, William. Enrolled Feb. 29, 1864 ; mustered out Jan. 
25, 1866, by order War Department. 

Bartley, John. Enrolled Dec. 14,1864; subsitute ; mustered 
out with company. 

Barleman, Detricks. Enrolled Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Beattv, George W. Enrolled March 30, 1864 ; mustered out 
with company July 20, 1865. 

Bruice, David. Enrolled March 25, 1864 ; subsitute ; never re- 
ported for duty ; no further record found. 

Brown, Samuel. Enrolled Nov, 10 1864 ; drafted ; never re- 
ported for duty ; no further record found. 

Boose, Joseph, Enrolled Nov. 10, 1864; drafted. Never re- 
ported for duty. No further record found. 

Bomgardner, Emile. Enrolled Nov. 26, 1864 ; drafted ; never 
reported for duty ; no further record found. 

Brady, Daniel. Enrolled Nov. 30, 1864 ; substitute ; mustered 
out with company. 



•)2 THIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Buttertieltl, John W. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; reduced from 

Corporal , mustered out Aug". 2(), 1864, at Chatta- 

noog"a, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Ball, Lowman A. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded , at 

siege of Vicksburgh, Miss.; absent, sick in hospital at 
St. Louis, Mo.; mustered out July 2(>, 1865, by order of 
War Department. 

Brosins, Harper. Enrolled July 12, 18(>1 ; discharg^ed Sept. 6, 
1862, for wounds received in action. 

Baily, Harding-. Enrolled July 12, 18f)l ; discharg-ed Feb. 2, 
18()4. 

Bennett, Daniel. Enrolled Jan. 5, 1864; died July 25, 18()4, at 
Atlanta, (ia. 

Coleman, William M. Enrolled March 3U, I8b4 ; mustered 
out with company. 

Chappie, Jesse C. Enrolled Nov. 21, 1864; substitute; never 
ported for duty. No further record found. 

Cunning-ham, John. Enrolled Nov. 28, 1864 ; substitute ; 
never reported for duty. No further record found. 

Cartin, Thomas. Enrolled Nov. 12, 18()4 ; drafted, reported 
for duty July 16, 1865 ; mustered out with company. 

Curaming-s, John. Enrolled Dec. 17, 1863 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out by order War Department. 

Clipping-er, Daniel. Enrolled Aug-ust 26, 1862 ; discharg-ed 
by order War Department. 

Crealey, Edward. Enrolled Dec. 17, 1863 ; died Aug-ust 24, 
1864, at Big- Shanty, Ga. 

Carroll, John. Enrolled Nov. 22, 1864; substitute. 

Capper, Michael. Enrolled July 12, 186 1; mustered out 
Aug-. 26, 1864, at Chattannoga, Tenn., on expiration of 
term of service. 

Clinton, Daniel. Discharg-ed July 4, 1862. 

Chain, Henry. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861 ; transferred from Co. 
F ; discharg-ed Dec. 12, 1862. 

Cameron, Alex. M. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; killed Sept. 15, 
1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va. 

Crawford, Robt. (Arthur). Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861 ; trans- 
ferred from Co. F Sept. 1, 1861, as Arthur Crawford ; 
died March 4, 1864, at Vicksburg-, Mississippi. 



COMPANY A. 93 

Culp, Georg-e. Knrolled Aug-. 15, 1861 ; transferred from 
Co. F . 

Doug-herty, Edwin A. Enrolled Aug-. 27, 1862 ; mustered 
out with company, 

Dunlap, John, Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Dreehouse, Harmon. Enrolled Nov. 26, 1864; substitute ; 
mustered out with company. 

Devoss, Joseph. Enrolled Feb. 11,1865; substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Donahue, Roger. Enrolled Nov. 22, 1864 ; substitute ; never 
reported for duty ; no further record found. 

Dixon, James. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864 ; substitute ; never 
reported for duty ; no further record found. 

Dennison, Charles. Enrolled Feb. 1, 1865; substitute. 

Duel, Samuel. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ;• discharg-ed August 
19, 1862. 

Eg"bert, Alonzo. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out with 
campany ; veteran. 

Early, John L. Enrolled Aug-. 30, 1862 ; died Feb. 27, 1863. 

Charles Fuller. Enrolled Nov. 18, 1864 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Frazier, David. Enrolled Feb. 11, 1865; substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Figley, William W. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; wounded Feb. 
5, 1864, in skirmish at Clinton, Miss.; mustered out Aug, 
26, 1864, at Chattanoga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 
service. 

Fisher, Thomas. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; transferred to Co. 
F, Sept. 1, 1862. 

Foutz, Richard H. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted to 
Com. Sergfeant. 

Graham, Ezekiel. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out 
with company ; veteran. 

Goodlin, Thomas A. Enrolled Feb. 6, 1864; mustered out 
with company. 

Gorman, Michael. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864; substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 



94 THIRTY-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V, I. 

Gilmorc, Milton. Enrolled Feb. 25, 1S()5 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Grim, Joseph. Enrolled Feb. 2, 1804. 

Greg-g, Joseph. Enrolled Feb. 25, 1864 ; died March 17, '64. 

Hayes, Mathias Z. Mustered out with company ; veteran. 

Hall, William P. Enrolled March 30, 1864 ; mustered out 
with company. 

Hoops, Alonzo M. Enrolled March 31, 1864 ; mustered out 
with company. 

Hitaleddle, Orlando. Enrolled March 31, 1864 ; mustered 
out with company. 

Heston, Albert. Enrolled July 12, 18()1 ; discharg-ed Dec. 
20, 1862. 

Heston, James. Enrolled July 12, 18(.l ; died Dec. 20, 1861, 
at Beverley, W. Va. 

Holder, William. Enrolled July 12, 1861. 

Hosterman, Adam. Enrolled July 12, 1861. 

Hig-gins, Barnard [Barney]. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861 ; trans- 
ferred from Co. F Jan. 1, 1862, as Barney Hig-gins ; to 
Veteran Reserve Corps April 27, 1864. 

Johnson, James B. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out 
with company ; veteran. 

Johnson, Benjamin F. Enrolled Dec. 2, 1863; mustered out 
with company. 

Jackson, Henry A. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; killed Sept. 15, 
1862, in the battle of Harper's Ferry, Va. 

Knesse, Jacob. Enrolled Jan. 23, 1864 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out with compan3^ 

Krouse, Richard. Enrolled Sept. 29, 1864 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out by order of War Department. 

Kyle, John. Enrolled March 31, 1864 ; missing- July 22, 
1864, in action near Atlanta, Georgia ; no further re- 
cord found. 

Kerper, Valentine N. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861 ; transferred 
from Co. F ; mustered out Sept. 15, 1864, near Atlanta, 
Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Keyser, Francis E. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; on detached ser- 
vice as Division Teamster ; mustered out Sept. 15, 1864, 
near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 



COMPANY A. 95 

Kerr, Jesse F. Enrolled Aug-. 30, 1862 ; died June 29, 1863. 

Lemont, John A. Enrolled Jan. 5, 1864 ; mustered out with 
company. 

Lewis, James A. Enrolled March 5, 1864 ; discharged May 
11, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Lautzenhiser, Silas. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; died of wounds 
received July 20, 1864, in action near Atlanta, Georgia ; 
veteran. 

Miller, William. Enrolled Oct. 23, 1863 ; mustered out with 
company. 

Mather, James I. Enrolled Aug-. 29, 1862; mustered out 
with company. 

McCormick, Georg-e. Mustered out with company ; veteran. 

Morrow, James A. Enrolled July 10, 1861; mustered out 
with company ; veteran. 

Manful, Stephen G. Enrolled Augf. 15, 1861 ; transferred 
from Co. F ; mustered out with company ; veteran. 

Morg-an, Lawrence. Enrolled Nov. 13, 1864 ; drafted ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Murphy, William F. Enrolled Feb. 10, 1865 ; substitute ; 
mustered out with company. 

Montz, Joseph. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Miller, John F. Enrolled June 14, 1864. 

Middleton, Joseph M. Enrolled Aug-. 29, 1862. Killed July 
22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. 

Malmsberry, Benjamin D. Enrolled Aug-. 29, 1862. Killed 
July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. 

McFadden, Holmes. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861. Transferred 
from Co. F ; wounded Sept. 15, 1862, in battle of Har- 
per's Ferry, Va. No further record found. 

McGranahan, William. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Mustered 
out Aug-. 26, 1864, at Chattanoog-a, Tenn., on expiration 
of term of service. 

Marshall, Horace G. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Mustered out 
at Chattanoog-a, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Melza, Emile. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. F 
Sept. 1, 1862. 



96 THIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

McClain, Charles. Enrolled July 12, 18()1. Discharg-ed Feb. 

4, 18b3. 
McClellan, Samuel. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861; transferred from 

Co. F. Sept. 1, 1861. 
Neal, John. Enrolled Aug. 30, 1862 ; absent, sick, ; 

mustered out with company. 
Nieswander, Harrison. Enrolled July 12, 1861. 
Orin, William L. Enrolled March 30, 1864; mustered out 

with compan}'. 
Pratt, Charles M. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865 ; substitute. 
Purcell, Martin 13. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out 

Aug-. 26, 1864, at Chattanoog^a, Tenn., on expiration of 

term of service. 
Patton, Thomas A. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1861 ; mustered out 

March 25, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. 
Pearce, John B. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; promoted to Ser- 
geant Major July 12, 1861. 
Prince, John. Enrolled July 12, 18(>1 ; discharged April 30, 

1863. 
Phillips, Joseph. Enrolled Jan. 1, 18()3 ; died Aug. lb, 1863, 

at Memphis, Tenn. 
Phillips, William. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1863; died Oct. 5, 

1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. 
Ruckenbrod, Edward F. Enrolled Jan. 3, 18(>4 ; mustered 

out with compan3\ 
Roe, George L. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; died Sept. 23, 

1862, of wounds received Sept. 15, 1862, in battle of 

Harper's Ferry, Va. 
Reed, Jesse. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out with 

compan}' ; veteran. 
Rutledge, James. Enrolled March 3(», 18()4 ; absent, sick ; 

mustered out with compan}-. 
Reynolds, James. Enrolled Feb. 11, 18()5 ; substitute. 
Runion, Charles W. KnroUed July 12, 18()1 ; transferred to 

Co. F Dec. 1, 18()1. 
Shook, Oliver H. Enrolled July 12, IShl ; mustered out 

with company ; veteran. 
Stoneman, James P. Enrolled July 12, 1861; mustered out 

with company ; veteran. 



COMPANY A. 97 

Snyder, Ashton C. Enrolled Aug-. 30, 1862 ; mustered out 

with company. 
Stann, Thomas B. Enrolled Dec. 17, 1863 ; absent, sick ; 

mustered out with company, 
Saltsman, Henry. Enrolled Feb. 24, 1864 ; mustered out 

with company. 
Schuster, Joseph. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 
Strohmire, Frederick. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865 ; substitute ; 

mustered out with company. 
Snowden, Turner. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; died Sept. 2, 

1864, at Marietta, Ga., of wounds received Aug-. 26, 1864, 

in action near Atlanta, Ga.; veteran. 
Schamp, Aaron. Enrolled Feb. 22, 1864, at Columbus, O. 
Steele, Peter. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; discharged July 4, 

1862. 
Thompson, Robert G. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861 ; transferred 

from Co. F Sept. 1, 1861 ; discharged Oct. 30, 1863. 
Toland, Andrew M. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out 

with company ; veteran. 
Twaddle, James. Enrolled Jan. 4, 1864 ; mustered out with 

company. 
Toot, Martin. Killed July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, 

Ga.; veteran. 
Turnipseed, Henry J. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; on detached 

service , as teamster; mustered out Sept. 15, 1864, 

near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 
Unger, Curtis. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Umbaugh, George. Enrolled July 12, 18()1 ; discharged 

Dec. 13, 1861, 
Watson, James G. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; absent, sick ; 

mustered out with company ; veteran. 
Watt, John T. Enrolled July 12, 1861 ; mustered out with 

company ; veteran. 
Wight, Nathaniel R. Enrolled Sept. 25, 1864 ; drafted; died 

Jan, 7, 1865, in hospital at Louisville, Ky. 



98 THIKTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

"West, Henry. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1865. Substitute ; muster- 
ed out with company. 

White, John W. Enrolled Jan. 1, 1863. Killed June 27, 1864, 
in action at Brush Mountain, Ga. 

Wilson, Thomas. Enrolled Jan. 24, 1865. Substitute. 

Westfall, Eli R. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Wounded Feb. 5, 
1864, in battle of Baker's Creek, Miss.; on detached ser- 
vice ; mustered out Sept. 15, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga., 

on expiration of term of service. 

Westfall, Georg^e W. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Reduced from 
Corporal . Killed July 21, 1864, in action near At- 
lanta, Ga. 

Wright, Hug-h G. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Transferred to 
Veteran Reserve Corps April 12, 1864. 

Weimer, Daniel. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Transferred to 
Veteran Reserve Corps April 27, 1864. 

Westfall, Levi. Enrolled July 21, 1861. Reduced from Wag- 
oner ; mustered out Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga, 

Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Wiseman, Lycurgus. Enrolled Sept. 20, 1861. 

COOKS. 

Edmund Colwell. Enrolled Oct. 1, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

Died Oct. 11, 1864, at Mechanicstown, O. 
Lock Dixon. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

Mustered out with company. 
Robert Hazard. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

Died Sept. 6, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. 
George W. Russell. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1863. Colored-under 

cook. No further record found. 
George Williams. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1863. Colored-under 

cook. Mustered out with company. 



COMPANY B. 



BY D. C. SHEPHERD, MECHANICSBURG, OHIO. 

On the 9th day of Aug-ust, 1861, nearly a full company 
of young- men, answering- the call for 300,000 men, went into 
camp at Camp Chase, Ohio, with the determination of enlist- 
ing- for three years, or during- the war. They represented 
Union and Champaign Counties. The men from Union 
County were from Milford Centre, Union ville and Rich wood. 
From Champaign County they came mostly from Mechanics- 
burg, although Texas, in the same count3% was represented 
by a few men. After being- in camp three or four days, a 
squad from West Liberty, Logan County, joined us. An 
election of officers was held. W. A. Palmer, of Mechanics- 
burg-, was elected Captain ; A. B. Parmenter, of Unionville, 
First Lieutenant, and J. B. Whelpley, of Milford Centre, 
Second Lieutenant; and on August 20, 1861, we were mus- 
tered into the three years service by Captain Stansbury. A 
few days afterwards we were transferred to Camp Bartley at 
Mansfield, Ohio, and became Company B of the Thirty-second 
Reg-iment O. V. I. 

From that time on until armed treason was overcome, 
the history of the Thirty-second O. V. I. is the history of 
Company B. 

From Its org-anization to the close of the war, one hun- 
dred and eig-hty men enlisted in the company , forty re-en- 
listed as veteran;s six were killed in battle ; six died from 
the effects of wounds out of the thirty-four that were wounded 
in battle, and fourteen died of disease. 



100 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Company B, in the four years of their service, never had 
any one to command them taken from an}- other company. 
\Vm. McClain, who acted as Lieutenant and was reduced to 
the ranks, was a nephew of the rebel General Mosby, his 
mother being a sister. This fact no doubt had an influence 
against him, but he was as loyal as any man in the company, 
and served his three years without a murmur. At Harper's 
Ferry, the night before the surrender, he was sent down in a 
ravine to our left b^- the Colonel to see who were there ; he 
returned in about fifteen minutes, leading a horse, and said 
there was an Alabama regiment there. The horse was found 
hitched to a tree, and proved to be the property of a rebel 
officer. McClain died in Texas about 1882. 

In the winter of 1862 the regiment was encamped on 
Allegheny Mountain. There was a colored man came to the 
company ; he had run away from his master and wanted help 
to get his wife who was about forty miles away, and inside 
the rebel lines. There was a party of the company who 
volunteered to 'go with him and get her. They succeeded 
in getting her and her babe, about eight or ten months old, 
also their canteens filled with applejack from the old master's 
cellar. They were caught in a snow storm. Colonel Shep- 
perd, with the colored man and his wife, got separated from 
the party and were lost. There was a girl about seventeen 
years of age piloted them to the road, about five miles. 
When about a mile from camp they met a party in search of 
them. Shepherd had braced up with applejack and was 
carrying the baby at the time. Thirty years after. Shepherd 
learned the lady's name and wrote to her. She proved to be 
a sister to Tom Slaple, a scout who was at Beverl}^ and 
Cheat Mountain with us, and who is now almost blind and 
has the consumption, and lives at McDowell. Shepherd and 
some of the boys sent him ten dollars, and are trying to help 



COMPANY B. 101 

him g-et a pension. The sister died in 3 892 with consump- 
tion. 

In the spring- of 1865, comrade Webb, who had been com- 
missioned and was in command of Compan}' F at Pocotalig-o, 
was taken prisoner taken to Charleston, S. C, where he was 
taken by the provost marshal and kept in a room above his 
office, with tjiree or four other yanks., until the city was 
evacuated. They wrote a recommend and all sig^ned it and 
g-ave it to him to show if he fell into the hands of the yanks. 
After the earthquake, Webb wrote to the postmaster of 
Charleston to find if he knew of the provost marshal, and 
was surprised on receiving- a letter stating- that he was the 
postmaster, that his house had been shaken to pieces, and in 
amongst the ruins he found the paper the boys had given 
him, which he sent to Webb. Through Webb's influence his 
G. A. R. Post sent the postmaster twenty-five dollars. 

Company B was mustered out July 20, 1865, at Louisville, 
Ky., by Robert M. Woods, 1st Lieut. 64th 111. Volunteers. 




ROSTER OF COMPANY B, 



CAPTAINS. 



Georg-e Sinclair. Enrolled Aug". 9, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 
from private Sept. 20, 1861; promoted to 2d Lieuten- 
ant April 5, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Aug. 20. 1862; Captain 
Dee. 22, 1862; mustered out with companv; veteran. 

William A. I^almer. iMu-olled Aug. 20. 1861. 

FIRST I.IKUTENANTS. 

Alpheus r>. Tarmenter. luirolled Aug. 20. 1861. Resigned Sept. 
15. 1861. 

James B. W'helpley. Enrolled Aug. 20. 1861. Promoted from 2d 
Lieutenant Jan. 9. 1862; resigned Jan. 24, 1862. 
Horatio G. Johnson. Enrolled Sept. 14, 1861. Promoted to 

2d Lieutenant from Feb. 8, 1862; ist Lieutenant April 

10, 1862; resigned June 16, 1862. 

John Wiley. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Appointed ist Sergeant 
from Serg-eant March r, 1862; promoted to ist Lieuten- 
ant Dec. 22, 1862; resigned Dec. 24, 1864. 

Charles H. Stewart. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Appointed ist Ser- 
g^eant from Sergeant Jan. 20. 1863; promoted to 2d Lieu- 
tenant April 20, 1864; 1st Lieutenant Oct. 12, 1864: mustered 
out with company; veteran. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

James F. Johnson. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Appointed ist Ser- 
geant from Corporal March i, 1862; promoted to 2d Lieu- 
tenant Dec. 22, 1862: transferred to Co. I Nov. i, 1863. 

Joseph \y. Davis. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Promoted to Com. 
Sergeant from private April 18. 1864; 2d Lieutenant Ma\ 
18, 1865; mustered out with company: veteran. 

FIRST SERGEANTS. 

Henry Rouse. I'jirolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Feb. 14, 1862, 

at Beverly, W. \^a. 
William Rosegrant. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 



COMPANY B. 103 

from Corporal March i, 1863; ist Sergeant April 20, 1864; 
promoted to ist Lieutenant Co. G May 18, 1865; veteran. 
William G. Snodgrass. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Feb. 20, 1863; Sergeant April 20, 1864; ist Sergeant 
May 22, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

SERGEANTS. 

De Witt C. Shepherd. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Feb. 20, 1863; Sergeant April 20, 1864; mustered out 
with company; veteran. 

Samuel Secrist. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed from private 
July I, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Vesuvius McCollum. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed from 
private May i, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Marion Hopkins. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
July I, 1864; Sergeant June i, 1865; mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

F. E. Hyde. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Appointed from Corporal 
; promoted to Sergt. Major April 18, 1864. 

Dwight Webb. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed from private 

, 1863; promoted to 2d Lieutenant Co. G Feb. 5, 1864; 

veteran. 

Daniel C. Groves. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed from Cor- 
poral Jan. I, 1863; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Benjamin F. Cummings. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged 
Feb. 25, 1862, at Columbus, O. 

CORPORALS. 

Henry H. Keyes. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
March i. 1863; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Gilbert J. Stark. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Appointed Corporal 
Jan. I, 1863; captured Oct. 16, 1863, near Big Black River, 
Miss.; discharged June 17, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment. 

Thomas C. McDowell. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral May I, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

David McCloud. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
May I, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Luzerne Hord. Enrolled Nov. 7, 1863. Appointed Corporal 
June I, 1865; mustered out with company. 

William H. McAdams. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral June I, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 



104 THIRTY-SECOND RKGIMENT O. V. I. 

John M. Snodyrass. ICnroUcd Aufj. 6, 1862. Appointed Coq^oral 
May I. 1865: discliar.^ed May 2C). 1865. by order of War 
nepartiuent. 

jaincs K. I'eters. I'.nrollcd Au<j^. (;, 1861. Appointed Coqjoral 
April 20. 1864: killed July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga.; 
veteran. 

Harrison I'lnnnncr. Enrolled Aui^'. 9, 1861. Rednccd from Cor- 
poral ; ap])ointed Corporal June — , 1863; mustered out 

Auij. 19, 1864. at Chattanooga. Tenn., on expiration of temi 
of service. 

P)eniamin Locke. Enrolled Au_s4". <). 1B61. Appointed Cor])oral 
.Ajiril 20, 1864; mustered out with company: veteran. 

Thomas P. Wren. Enrolled Aui^'. 9, 1861. Appointed Cor])oral 
Nov. I. 1863; mustered out Se|>t. 22, 1864, at East Point. Ga., 
on expiration (^i term of service. 

William IT. Marriott. Enrolled Au<y. 9, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Nov. I, 1863; mustered out Aug". 19, 1864. at Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Lester G. Webster. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Dec. — . 1862; discharged April 25, 1863. at Columbus, ( ). 

Joseph P. Mariott. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Aug. 20, 1861 ; died Aug. 20; 1863. at \'icks1)urg. Miss. 

TEAMSTERS. 

Charles Pryor. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Wounded Dec. 13. 1861, 
at Camp Alleghany, W. \'a.: nnistered out Aug. 19, 1864, at 
Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

PRIVATES. 

Allison, John. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Aug. 6. 1862, 
at Columbus, O. 

Ault, Joseph. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged Jan. 15, 1863, 
at Camp Cleveland, O., by civil authority. 

Bates, Thomas I\I. Enrolled Aug-. 9, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

P)Utz, Solomon. Enrolled Oct. zy. 1863. ?^Iustered out with com- 
pany. 

Brake, John. Enrolled Dec. 13, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Bartston, Benjamin. Enrolled Xov. 15, 1864. Drafted: mus- 
tered out with company. 

L'lyth, John. Enrolled Jan. i, 1864. Discharged ]^Iarch 14, 1865, 



COMPANY B. 105 

by order of War Department. 
Brake, James A. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Mustered out May 29, 

1865, by order of War Department. 
Brothers, Jesse. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute; died June 

28, 1865, at J'arkersburg. W. Va. 
Bailey, William. ILnrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 19. 

1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 
Blake, Samuel H. Enrolled Sept. 5, 1861. Died July 28, 1864, 

of wounds received July 21. 1864, in action near Atlanta, Ga. 
Blake, Henry. Enrolled Sept. 14, 1861. Discharged Jan. 19, 

1863, at Columbus, O. 

Bates, Jesse S. R. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 
poral ; promoted to Principal Musician Sept. i, 1863. 

Baets, Ancil. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1861. Promoted to Principal 
Musician Sept. i, 1863. 

Coiuier, Florence. Enrolled Dec. i, 1861. Mustered out with 

c o m pa n }' ; v et e ra n . 
Carlton, Elisha L. Enrolled ^March i. 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Clancy, William. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged June 21, 

1865, on Surgeon's certificate of disability; veteran. 
Columlnis, Ricliard. Enrolled Oct. 27, 1863. Discharged Feb. 

10, 1865. by order of War Department. 

Cook, George. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged March zj, 

1865, on Sm'geon's certificate of disability. 
Converse, Heury M. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Nov. 

11, 1861, at Cheat Mountain, Va. 

Cartmell, Joseph P). Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Oct. 20, 

1862." 
Connor, Thomas J. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Wounded Sept. 13, 

1862, in batde of Harper's Ferrv, A'a.; discharged April 10, 

1863. 
Clark, George. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. 

Diltz, Llewellyn G. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Absent, sick ; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department; 

veteran. 
Deavers, Moses. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 19, 

1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 
Drew, Jerry. Enrolled Jan. 15. 1864. Transferred to Co. F April 

26, 1864. 
Dodson, William R. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. 



106 TIIIKTV-SKCOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

P^noclis. William, l-jirollcd Jan. 14, 1864. Died July 26, 1865, at 

C\)liinil)us. ( ).; buried iu (ireeulavvu Ceuietcry. grave No. 34. 
ICiuery. Sylvauus. I'ju-olled jau. 15, 1864. Died May ly, 1865. 

of wouuds reeeived . iu hatile. 

ImIsou. Johu W. I'jirolled Aug. (;, 1861. Mustered out with coui 

pauy; veterau. 
I'ritz. (ieorge. JMirolled l-'ehruary 22, 1864. Mustered out with 

eouipany. 
l'"ulliugtou, Jaek. iMirolled Aug. 6, 1862. Mustered out May 29, 

1865, 1)\- order of War Departuieut. 
iM-eeuiau, Cleiueut. I^urolled Se])t. 29, 1863. Died A])ril 30, 

1865, at Nevvberu, X. C. 
l-'ritz, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 21. 1863. Killed July 22, 1864, in 

battle of Atlanta, da. 
I'^lago, Thomas B. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 

22, 1864. at East Point, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 
I'\dlington, lulgar !'>. Enrolled Sept. 14, 1861. Mustered out 

Sept. 15. 1864, near Atlanta, (ia., on expiration of term of 

service. 
Eisher, William. Enrolled Aug. q, 1861. Discharged Sept. 13, 

1861, at Camp Dennison. ( ). 
Eox, David R. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. 
Goodyear, William. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Galloway, Sunmer. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discliarged July 18. 

1865, at Xew \ox\<. City, by order of War Department; vet- 
eran. 
Glendenning, Albert. Enrolled Aug. (), 1861. ^Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Gearheart, John X. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out with 

c o m p an y ; veteran. 
(iu\, Charles. Enrolled March 17, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 
Green, Xoah. Enrolled December 14, 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Galloway, Hylas A. Enrolled Jan. 17, 1864. Mustered out with 

company, 
(ieorge, Michael. Enrolled Eeb. 9, 1865. Substitute; mustered 

out with company. 
Groves, Daniel C. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 

from Corporal; reduced to ranks ; uuistered out with 

company; veteran. 



COMPANY B. 107 

Gibbons, Henry. Enrolled Feb. i6, 1865. Substitute: mustered 

out with companv. 
oibson, William. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1864. Died July 29, 1864, in 

hospital at Marietta, Ga. 
Gibson, Stewart. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Died Oct. 29, 1861, at 

Huttonsville, \"a. 
Gardner, Francis. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died Dec. 21, 1861, 

at Beverly, W. \ a. 
Gill, William C. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Wounded Sept. 15, 

1863, in battle of Harper's Ferry. W. Va. ; mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Hamilton, Isaac. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Hill, Samuel A. Enrolled March i, 1862. Mustered (Xit with 

company; veteran. 
Hill, Henry. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 

with company. 
Hunter, Samuel. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute; discharged 

June 27, 1865, at Washington, D. C. 
Higby, George. Enrolled Feb. 7, 1865. Substitute; mustered 

out with company. 
Hofifman, Frederick. Enrolled Nov. 19. 1863. Mustered out 

with company. 
Hathway, Benjamin. Enrolled May 13, 1864. Drafted; absent, 

sick ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 
partment. 
Hemmet, John. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; discharged 

July 7. 1865. at Columbus, O., by order of War Department. 
Harmel, Charles. Enrolled Nov. 21, 1864. Drafted; absent; 

sick — r — ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War 

Department. 
Hathaway. Elias. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged Ma\- 29, 

1865, by order of War Department. 
Holycross, L. M. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1861. Transferred to Co. F 

April 18, 1864; veteran. 
Holycross, Volney. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1861. Discharged Oct. 27, 

1861, at Cheat Mountain, Va.. on Surgeon's certificate of 

disability. 
Hale. William. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Discharged March 22, 

1863. at Milliken's Bend, La., by order of War Department. 
Horr, Elba C. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died Dec. 28. 1861. at 

Beverly, W. Va. 



108 TIIlKTV-SnCOND KKCIIVIKNT, O. V. I. 

Hyde, Ivusscll !>. I-jiroUeil Aug-. 9, 1861. Transferred to \'et- 

eran l\eser\e Corps March 16, 1864. 
Mill, llar\e\. l-jin)lled Autj^. <), 1861. Transferred to X'eteran 

1 )i"ill ( ( )r|)s . 

Inipson, lienjaniin. l-hn\)lled l'"el). 16. 1864. Mustered out with 

ee)ni])any. 
jac(|ues, N'ernoii. Enrolled Aug-. (), t86i. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Jacobs. (Jeorj^e E. Enrolled Sept. 14, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 

15, 1864, near Atlanta, (Ja., on expiraticMi of term of service. 
Jenkins, llenr\. I^nrolled Aug-. 6, 186^^. 
I\e\es, (ieor^c- W. JMirolled Sept. 14, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 

15, 1864, near Atlanta, (ia., on expiration of term of service. 
Kinihall. William J. I^nrolled Aug-. 9. i86r. Transferred to X'et- 
eran Reserve Corps March 16, 1864. 
Locke, IJenjamin. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; reduced Xov. 17, 1864; nmstered out with company; 

veteran. 
Lawler, James W. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Clustered out with 

com])any: veteran. 
Lamay, John. luiroUed Oct. i, 1864. Discharged May 29. 1865, 

by order of War Department. 
Lamay. (ieorge. Enrolled Oct. 21, 1863. Discharged June 5. 

1865, on Surgeon's certificate of disabilitx'. 
Loveless, Sim))son. Enrolled Feb. 5, 1864. Discharged ?\fay 30. 

1865, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Lawler, ( )rlando D. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died Sept. 25, 

1864. in hospital at Marietta, Ga.; veteran. 

Lane. John X. Enrolled Aug. 21, 1861. Died Oct. 19. 1864, in 

hospital at Atlanta. Ga. ; veteran. 
McMullen. Edward C. Enrolled April 4. 1864. Prisoner of war 

; discharged at Camp Chase, ()., June 21, 1865. 

McMullen, Charles. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged May 29, 

1865, b\- order oi War Department. 

McDowell. John \\ F.nrolled Aug. (), 1861. Appoiiiied C\:)rporal 

June 16, 1863; reduced June i, 1865; mustered our with coiu- 

pany; veteran. 
McClane, William M. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Reduced from 

Corporal ; mustered out Aug. if), 1864, at Chattanooga, 

Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 
?^lcMullen, Edward C. Enrolled March 1, 1862. Discharged 

April 2, T863, at Columbus, O. 



COMPANY B, 109 

Mclntyre, Henry J. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Transferred to Co. 

F April 18, 1864. 
McGregx^r, Hugh. Enrolled Dec. 21, 1863. Transferred to Co. 

F April 26, 1864. 
Mcintosh, William J. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died Jan. 18. 

1863, at Baltimore, Md. 
McDowell, Robert N. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died 4. 

1862, at Winchester, Va. 

Mcintosh, Llewellyn. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Died Jan. 29, 

1863, at Baltimore, Md. 

Marritield, Isaac. Enrolled Dec. 13, 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Mayers, Herman. Enrolled March i, 1862. Mustered out with 

company. 
Mitchell, William D. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Killed July 22, 

1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. 

Mitchell, James. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. ( )n nuister in roll, l)ut 
no further record found. 

Nelson, Josei)h. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Nolas, x\ustin. Enrolled Feb. 9, 1865. Substitute; mustered out 
with company. 

Nowell, George B. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1864. Transferred to Co. 
F April 26, 1864. 

Nowell, John. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Transferred to Co. F April 
26, 1864. 

Orr, Thomas. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Clustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Plankel, Joseph. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; absent, sick 
; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment. 

Peters, George F. Enrolled Aug. 9. 1861. Mustered out Sept. 
22, 1864, at East Point, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Philban, John. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Discharged April 10, 

1865, by order of War Department. 

Robinson, John D. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Reed, Elnatlian H. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Absent; sick ; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department; 
veteran. 

Rolph, Alfred. Enrolled July 24, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 



110 TIIIKTV-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Reed, Josepli. Enrolled Jan. 17, 1864. Mnstered ont with com- 
pany. 
Richey, Adam. Enrolled IMarch 24, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Russell, John A. Enrolled June 21, 1865. Substitute; mustered 

out with company. 
Robinson. Calvin P. Enrolled Aug-. 6, 1862. Discharox-d ATay 

20. 1865. by order of War Department. 
Reed, R()l)ert. I^nrolled Aug". 6, 1862. Died Oct. 11. 1864. at 

Atlanta. ( la. 
Reed. Cyrus II. I'Jirolled Aui;'. y). 1861. Died l*"el)ruary 8. 1864, 

at Clinton. Miss., of wounds received Feb. 5. 1864. at I)atlle 

I'aker's Creek, Miss.; veteran. 
Richey, Leonard. Enrolled .Sept. 14. 1861. Mustered out Sept. 

15, 1864. near Atlanta, (ia.. on expiration of term of service. 
Russell, James IS. Enrolled Aug'. 9, 1861. Discharg-ed Sept. 

', 1862. 

Rose. Deville. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died Sept. 21, 1862, at 

Harper's Ferry, \'a.. of wounds received Sept. 14, 1862, in 

battle of Harper's F"err\-. \'a. 
Roberts, (jeorge. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Drowned .Sept. 22, 

1863, in Mississippi river. 

Sparks, George M. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Reduced to ranks 
from Sergeant; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Safiford, James E. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 
poral Tune 22, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Shuler, David. Enrolled Oct. 18. 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Shirk, Jonas. Enrolled March 5. 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Sayers, Philip. Enrolled Jan. 18. 1865. Substitute; mustered out 
with company. 

Sullivan, Michael. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Jan. 2y, 
1865, on Surgeon's certificate of disability; veteran.. 

Shirk, Jolni W. Enrolled Aug. 30, 1863. Killed Aug. 22, 1864, 
at Atlanta, Ga. 

Shepherd, Joseph H. Enrolled Sept. 14. 1861. Died May 6, 

1864. at Clinton. Miss.; veteran. 
Shipp, James E. Enrolled Aug. 21, 1863. 

Swislier, Charles X. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 
19, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 
service. 



COMPANY B. Ill 

Shanks, Benjamin. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Dec. 12, 
1 86 1, at Beverly, W. Va. 

Stewart, John. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Transferred Veteran Re- 
serve Corps Sept. 17, 1863. 

Towers, John. Enrolled Jan. 15, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Tullis, John. Enrolled March 20, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Taylor, Charles E. Enrolled Sept. 14, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 
15, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Taylor, James E. Enrolled Sept. 14, 1861. Discharged Nov. 10, 
1861, at Cheat Alountain, Va. 

Thomas, Milton F. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Died Sept. 30, 1863. 

Valentine, Benjamin. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute; nuis- 
tered out with company. 

Welch, Mathias. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Jan. 23, 

1863; re-enlisted Oct. 6, 1863; absent, sick ; nmstcred 

out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Wadsworth, Alpheus. Enrolled March 20, 1864. Absent, sick 
; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment. 

Witter, Alfred. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Nov. ii, 
1861, at Cheat Mountain, Va. 

Webb, James E. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. Killed Sept. 14, 1862, in 
battle of Harper's Ferry, Va. 

Webster, Jeremiah. Enrolled Dec. i, 1861. Wounded Sept. 14, 
1862, in battle of Harper's Ferry, Va.; died Oct. 6, 1862, 
at Annapolis, Md. 

Wilson, Alonzo D. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1862. 

Winchell, Stephen H. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Discharged Feb. 
6, 1864, at Chicago, 111., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Zetner, Christian. Enrolled Nov. 26, 1863. Discharged July 3, 
1865, at Washington, D. C, by order of War Department. 

David Brooks. Enrolled March 3, 1863. Colored under cook; 

mustered out with company. 
Patrick Moses. Enrolled July 8, 1863. Colored under-cook. 
Mack Rainer. Enrolled March 3, 1863. Colored under-cook; 

mustered out with company. 
Henry I^ainer. Enrolled March 3, 1863. Colored under-cook; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, at Columbus, O., by order of 

War Department. 



COMPANY C. 



BY EDWARD G. SPKAGUE. 

This company was recruited at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, during- 
the latter part of June and fore part of July, 1S()1. On the 
or<j;-anization of the company the following- commissioned 
officers were elected : 

Captain, James B. Banning- ; First Lieutenant, Anthony 

B. Raymond; Second Lieutenant, Charles B. Church. 

The company arrived at Camp Bartley, Mansfield, Ohio, 
Aug-ust loth, where it went into camp and became Compan}- 

C. It is proper to state that at this camp, about twenty men 
from Allen County, under charg^e of Isaac B. Post, joined, 
and became a part of this compan}'. But twent3'-four of the 
original ninety-four men served four years, and came back to 
Mt. Vernon on the 29ih day of July, 1865. Erial Stevens and 
Edward Sprag-ue were the only members of the company 
who served the full four years without sickness ; or, at least, 
the}^ were never in the hospital. Samuel Critchfield 
was the oldest member of the company, being- sixty-two 
years old when discharg-ed. His son James was a member of 
this company, and died in the hospital at Rome, Ga. 

Edward Sprag-ue was the young-est member of the com- 
pany, being- not quite fifteen years old when he enlisted. He 
carried a g-un and served as a private for the entire four 
years. Isaac B. Post commanded this company for nearh^ 
two years as Lieutenant, and was then promoted to Captain, 
and on the muster-out of the reg-iment he was brevetted 
Major. Richard Blackstone, who was Lieutenant of this 



COMPANY C. 113 

company lor some time, was promoted to Adjutant of the 
reg-inKnl, and afterwards promoted to Captain of Company 
C. He was every inch a soldier and was well liked by the 
entire reg-iment, and especially by Company C. 

William Harrod and Milton Latta, two Lieutenants who 
rose from the ranks of this company, knew how to treat 
soldiers as men and not as subordinates unworthy of their 
serious consideration. 

This company took part in all the marches and ninety- 
four eng^ag-ements of the reg-iment, but space forbids a 
more extended notice of their special services as a company 
in the regiment. 

Company C was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 
20, 1865, by Robert M. Woods, First Lieutenant Sixty-fourth 
Illinois Volunteers. 

At the time of writing this history — 1893 — there are not 
over a half dozen members of Company C in Knox County, 
Ohio. Many are no doubt dead — mustered out — gone to the 
last roll call ; many are scattered through the West, and are 
prosperous farmers and artisans, with families grown up 
around them. The smooth-faced soldier boy discharged in 
1865 is now gra}' and more or less physically disabled. But 
they are all proud of their membership in Compan}^ C of the 
Thirty-second Regiment O. V. V. L They have never 
regretted they shouldered the musket and went forth in the 
defense of their country in her hour of peril. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY C, 



CAPTAINS. 

ITinies R. Banning-. Enrolled Aug-. 20. 1861. Discharg-ed May 

4, 1863. 
Isaac B. Post. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Appointed Sergeant from 
private ; promoted to 2d Lieutenant Feb. 8, 1862; Cap- 
tain June 18, 1863; Major June 6, 1865. 
Richard l^lackstone. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed ist Ser- 

g-eant from Corporal ; promoted to 2d Lieutenant March 

16, 1864; 1st Lieutenant Aug. 11, 1864; appointed Adjutant 
Oct. 10, 1864; promoted to Captain June 6, 1865; mustered 
out with company; veteran. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

Anthonv B. Raymond. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. 

David Shellenbarger. Enrolled July 2^, 1861. Transferred from 
Co. E Oct. 23, 1862; resigned Jan. 7, 1864. 

John Thompson. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Promoted from 2(1 
Lieutenant Co. K April 20, 1864; discharged Aug. 20, 1864. 

David R. Potts. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Promoted from 2d 
Lieutenant Co. I Oct. 12, 1864; transferred to Co. K Jan. i, 
1865. 

William L. Harrod. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Promoted from Sur- 
geon Nov. 26, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

Charles B. Cluirch. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. Resigned Jan. 20, 
1862. 

MiltonLatta. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Sergeant from 

private ; wovmded May 8, 1862, in battle of McDowell, 

Va. ; promoted to 2d Lieutenant Feb. 20, 1865; ist Lieuten- 
ant Co. H June 6, 1865; veteran. 

FIRST SERGEANT. 

Delano C. Cnderwood. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Appointed 
Corporal Jan. 18, 1864; Sergeant Sept. i. 1864; ist Sergeant 
May 22, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 



COMPANY C:, 115 

SERGEANTS. 

Solomon Longsworth. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral January 18, 1864; Sergeant March 15, 1864; mustered 
out with company; veteran. 

Orrin C. Porter. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Jan. 18, 1864; Sergeant Jan. i. 1865. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Wilson Bigbee. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Jan. 18, 1864; Sergeant June 12, 1865; mustered out with 
company; veterau. 

Erial Stevens. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Jan. 18, 1864; Sergeant June 12, 1865; absent ; mus- 
tered out [uly 20, 1865, by order of War Department; vet- 
eran. 

Morris Sharp. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed from pri- 
vate Jan. 18, 1864; mustered out witli company; veteran. 

George W. O'Daniel. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed from 

Corporal ; discharged Feb. 6, 1863, at Columbus, ()., on 

Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Andrew W. Coil. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Transferred to Vet- 
eran Reserve Corps March 15. 1864. 

George W. Smith. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed from 
Corporal . 

CORPORALS. 

Josiah C. Bushfield. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Jan. 18, 1864; wounded Feb. 4. 1864, in battle of Ba- 
ker's Creek. Miss.; absent, sick May 20, 1864; discharged 
April 21, 1865, at Camp Douglas, 111., on Surgeon's certifi- 
cate of disability. 

Oliver H. Wiswell. Enrolled April 5, 1864. Appointed Corporal 
Julv I, 1864; discharged May 31, 1865, from McDougall 
Hospital, New York, by order of War Department. 

George Barber. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

July I, 1864; absent , on furlough; mustered out July 

20, 1865, by order of War Department; veteran. 

Johnson Carpenter. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Sept. I, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Henry C. Hatfield. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Wounded May 8, 
1862, in battle of McDowell, Va.; appointed Corporal Sept. 
25, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 



116 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

l^li riulcrwoixl. I'jirolkd July 20. 1861. Appointed Corporal 
iul\- I. 1865; nuistcred out with company; veteran. 

Henry C. Gassaway. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral July i; 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Herman B. Goodwin. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral July I, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Peter H. Coil. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal ; 

died Sept. 25. 1864, at Marietta, Ga.; veteran. 

Elias V. Irwin, i'jirollcd July 20. 1861. Discharged Nov. 15, 
1862, at Camp Douglass. 111., on Surgeon's certificate of dis- 
ability. 

Christian Stout. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Appointed Cor])oral 
; drowned Jan. 25, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. 

PRIVATES. 

Adkin, Uernard. Enrolled Oct. 28, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 

with company. 
Ashman, William B. Enrolled l^'eb. 15, 1865. Substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 
Augustine, Philip. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Drafted; discharged 

June 22, 1865, at Washington, D. C. 
Adams, John. Enrolled Oct. 18, 1864. Drafted; died |an. 31, 

1865, at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. 
Ashton, Joseph. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Transferred to Veteran 

Reserve Corps March 15, 1864. 
Alverson, Bryan. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged Oct. 22, 

1862, at Camp I^ennison, O., by order of War Department. 
Beach, William. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Baker, Reason. Enrolled Eeb. 22, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Britton, Reason P. Enrolled March 31, 1864. ]\Iustered out with 

company. 
Balzer, Jackson. Enrolled Feb. 7, 1865". Drafted; mustered out 

with company. 
Barnhard, Hugh D. Enrolled July 20, 1861. 
Butler. James K. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1864. Discharged May 12, 

1865, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Bromage, Horatio R. Enrolled March 11, 1863. Discharged 

March 22, 1865, at Columbus, O., by order of War Depart- 
ment. 



COMPANY C. 117 

Boone, Ellery. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died November 15, 1862, 

at ]\It. \'ernon, O. 
Buckalew, Jerry. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1865. Substitute. 
Boyd, John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. 

Counts, Squire. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 
Cole, Isaac. Enrolled Jan. i, 1862. Absent , on furlough; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department; 

veteran. 
Clark, Thomas. Enrolled Feb. 22, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Cullison, William W. Enrolled Feb. 24, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Claytor, Samuel. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Wounded May 8, 1862, 

in battle of McDowell, Va. ; mustered out with company; 

veteran. 
Critchfield, James H. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died July 29, 

1864, at hospital, Rome, Ga.; veteran. 
Critchfield, Samuel C. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Transferred to 

\eteran Reserve Corps March 15, 1864. 
Camp, Lucius E. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died July 24, 1863. at 

X'icksburg, Miss. 
Cutler, William. Enrolled July 20, 1861. flustered out Aug. 26, 

1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Downs, William. Enrolled Oct. 12, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty. 

Dickes, Adam. Enrolled Nov. 20. 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Doyle, David H. Enrolled Xov. 10, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
June 9, at Camp Dennison, O., by order of War Department. 

Dawson, Robert F. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died Aug. 18, 1864, 
of wounds received , near Atlanta, Ga.; veteran. 

Davis, George W. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Detached as artillerist 
May 17, 1862; no further record found. 

Doty, William E. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Reduced to ranks 
from I St Sergeant ; discharged June 2y, 1862, at Co- 
lumbus, O. 

Duncan, Alexander. Enrolled July 20. 1861. 

Ervin, David. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Absent , on furlough; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department; 
veteran. 



118 TIIIKTV-SF.COND KEGIMKNT O. V. I. 

Kvcrlieart. Ji.lin A. I'"iin)lk'<l l-\'l). 7, 1865. Drafted; mustered 
out with company. 

l^aton. (iuslavus A. I'jirollod Jiil\- 20, 1861. A1:)sent, sick ; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, l)y onk-r of War Dej^artment. 
veteran. 

I-;ilitnt, ( )rano^e H. Enrolled |ul\ 20, 1861. Discharged Au.<^. 5, 
1863. at Columbus, ( ).. on Siu'geon's certificate of disability. 

Ewers, David R. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. F 
Sept. I. 1862. 

Farmer, Xomian J. Enrolled hA-b. 12, 1864. Absent , on 

furlough; mustered out jidy 20, 1865, b}- order of War De- 
partment. 

1^'oster. John. Enrolled Feb. 10. 1865. Substitute; nuistered out 
with company. 

Franks, George \V. Enrolled Nov. 29, 1864. Substitute: never 
reported for duty; no further record found. 

Fr>', John F. Enrolled Sept. 23, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
May 29, 1865, at \A ashington, D. C, by order of War De- 
partment. 

k^owler, Henr}^ H. Enrolknl July 20, 1861. Discharged July 7, 
i8()2, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Goodwin, William. Enrolled AFcU-ch 29, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Gow, William A. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Giffen, Warren. Enrolled k>b. 16. 1S64. Mustered out witii com- 
pany. 

Garce, John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged May 23, 1862, 
at Franklin, \'a., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Gold, Adam. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged ^lav 27,, 1863, 
at I'raiiklin, \ a., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Gray, Loftus. Enrolled Jan. 27, 1865. Drafted. 

Gleason, Jeremiah. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged Sept. 4, 
1862, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Gardner, David Y. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Reduced from Ser- 
geant ; mustered out Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga, 

Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Harris, Calvin C. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Alustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Harter, Richard M. Enrolled Jan. 20, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 



COMPANY C. 1 19 

Harter. Andrew J. Enrolled July 20, i86t. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Havler, Jacob. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Horn, Joseph. Enrolled Feb. 22, 1864. Died Aug 18, 1864, of 
wounds received June 23, 1864, in action near Big Shanty, Ga. 

Hollingshead, Moses. Enrolled Feb. 3, 1865. Substitute. 

Harter, William. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Wounded May 8, 1862. 
in battle of McDowell, Va.; no further record found. 

Hardin, Martin V. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Wounded May 22, 

1863, in action at Vicksburg. Miss.; no further record found. 
Flelt, George. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Discharged July 14, 1862, 

at Grafton, \'a., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Hunter, John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged Oct. 2, 1862, 

at Columbus, O.. on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Hawkins, David. Enrolled July 20, 1861. 
Jones. Charles. Enrolled Dec. 19. 1864. Substitute; mustered 

out with company. 
Jones, James M. Enrolled Nov. 26, 1864. Substitute; mustered 

out with company. 

Kurtz, Conrad. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. . 

Kilmer. John. Enrolled Nov. 19, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Klein. Peter. Enrolled Nov. 30, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty ; no further record found. 

Longsworth, John B. Enrolled April 18, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Ledger, Frederick. Enrolled Nov. 23, 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out with company. 

Lighue, Elias D. Enrolled Nov. 19, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Leslie, Jacob W. Enrolled. Enrolled Nov. 2, 1864. Drafted; 
discharged June 15, 1865, at Washington, D. C, on Sur- 
geon's certificate of disability. 

Lesher, Peter. Enrolled Sept. 26, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
June 9, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., by order of War Department. 

Leever, Abial. Enrolled Oct. 2, 1864. Substitute. 

Linton, William FI. Enrolled November 28, 1864. Substitute. 

Lewis, Friendy. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 

1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn.. on expiration of term of service. 



120 THIRTY-SECOND KECxIMENT O. V. I. 

Lewis, Washinii^lon J. I'.nrollcd July 20, 1861. Detaclicd — — , 

in I'ionccr Corjjs. Tliircl Division 17th Army Corps ; 

mus'icrcd out , .0 date Au.c^. 26, 1864, l)y order of War 

Department. 
Loiiji;b. Philip. l"'nrolktl July 20, 1861. On detaehed servie , 

at Cairo. 111.: nuistirrd out Aug-. 26. 1864, on expiration of 

term of serviee. 
Leonard. W illiam. luu-olktl July 20, 1S61. Wounded ; dis- 

eliar<j;ed Oet. 2"/, 1861, at Cheat Mountain. \"a., on Surgeon's 

certificate of disability. 
Lewis. iJenjamin W. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died Dee. 13. 

1 861, at r.everly, W. \a. 

jMcClury, Hugh. Enrolled l'\'l). <), 1864. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

?ik-Caskiery, James. Enrolled Xov. 25, 1864. Substitute; never 
reported for duty; no further record found. 

AIcDaniel, Thomas. Enrolled Xov. 28. 1864. Substitute; never 
reported for duty; no further record found. 

McNair, William. Enrolled Sept. 28. 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out May 29, 1865, at Washing-ton, D. C. 

JNIcColIister, Noah. Enrc:)lled July 20. 1861. Mustered out Aug. 
26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 
service. 

MeiMahan, Joseph. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged June 
30, 1862, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's eertillcate of disa- 
bility. 

Alahan, Henry M. Enrolled Nov. 10, 1864. Substitute; mustered 
out Mav 29, 1865. at Camp Dennison, O., by order of War 
I^epartment. 

Masters. Wilson. Enrolled Juh 20. 1861. Discharged Dec. 8. 
1 861, at Beverly, W. Va., on Surgeon's certiticate of disability. 

Mayes, William. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Mustered our with 
com])any; veteran. 

Miller, Erederiek. Enrolled Nov. 19. 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out with company. 

Moorehead, Jonathan. Em-olled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted; mus- 
tered out May 29, 1865, at Washington, D. C, by order of 
War Department. 

Meeker, Joseph. Enrolled Xov. 16, 1864. Drafted. 

Mullen, Peter H. Enrolled Xov. 28, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 



COMPANY C. 121 

Mullen, John. Enrolled Nov. 29, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Murphy, James W. Enrolled July 20, 1861. On detached service 
, in Pioneer Corps; mustered out Aug. 26. 1864, at Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Oram, David. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864. at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term oi service. 

O'Donnell, Morris. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Wounded May 8. 
1862, in battle of McDowell, Va. ; transferred to Veteran Re- 
serve Corps March 15, 1864. 

Pardy, James. Enrolled Nov. 28, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Pollock, Samuel H. Enrolled Sept. 2"], 1864. Drafted; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Place, Charles. Enrolled Dec. i, 1864. Sulxstitute. 

Porter, David. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Captured April 2j. 1862, 
at McDowell, Va. ; discharged May 21, 1862, at Washington, 
D. C, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Quaid, George. Enrolled Jan. i, 1863. Died July 22, 1864, of 
wounds received , near Atlanta, Ga. 

Royal, Robert. Enrolled Nov. 19, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Ritter, P'rank. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted. 

Rusler, George. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Rigdon. William. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged May 3, 
1862, at Franklin, Va., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Rowley, George. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Transferred to Veteran 
Reserve Corps, Oct. 22, 1863. 

Reed. Leander. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Reduced froni Sergeant 

; mustered out Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga. Tenn., on 

expiration of term of service. 

Sprague, Edward H. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Sells, George W. Enrolled Feb. 16. 1865. Discharged Feb. 16, 
1870. at Detroit. Mich., to date July 20. 1865; discharge fur- 
nished his widow. 

Simons, George W. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Died July 21. 1864. 
of wounds received . in action near Atlanta, Ga. ; veteran. 

Soverns, Andrew J. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged Aug. 29, 
1864, at Columbus, O. 



122 THIRTY-SECOND RKGIMENT O. V. I. 

Sclineidcr. Jacob. Enrolled Sept. 22, 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out at Washington, D. C, May 29, 1865, by order of War 
1 )c])artnK"nt. 

Sharp, Morris, luirolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Jan. 
18, 1864: reduced June 6. 1865; mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Sini])kins, Nathan, hjirollcd |ul\- 20, 1861. Discharged Dec. 6, 

1861, at Tjeverly, W. \ a., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Sinipkins, John. JMirollcd |ulv 20, 1861. Discharged Oct. 21, 

1862, at Columbus, ( )., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Shock, .Xalhaniel. Enn)lled July 20, 1861. Killed .May 16, 186;^ 

it battle <if C 'liampit)n liills. Miss. 

Taylor, William, hju-olled Jul\- 20, 1861. Mustered out with 

compau)' ; veteran. 
Tou'.s. (jeorge. l^niollecl |nl\- 20, 1861. i )ied 1 )ec. 6, 1861. at 

Iknerly, W. \a. 
I'tter, (leorge W. hju-olled |u]\ 20, 1861. Captured May 8, 

1862, at battle of McDowell. \ a. ; transferred to navy at Cin- 
cinnati, ( )., A])ril 21, 1864; veteran. 

\ ent. Joliu. iMu-olled Pel). [6, 1865. SLd)stitutc ; nmstered out 

witli company. 
Nance. John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died Oct. 28, 18O3, at 

N'icksburg. Miss. 
Wiswell. Wilson S. luirolled July 20. 1861. Absent , on fur- 

loug-h; nmstered out June 20, 1865. by order of War De- 

])artment; veteran. 
W inans. John H. Enrolled July 20. 1861. Mustered out with 

company ; veteran. 
Weaver. Jacob L. Enrolled Nov. 18, 1864. Drafted; nmstered 

out with com])any. 
Wriglitsman. William H. Enrolled June 20, 1861. Detached 

May 17. 1862, as artillerist; captured Dec. 22, 1862. at ; 

returned to company June 2. 1865; mustered out July 3. 1865. 

at Cam]) Chase. O. 
Watton. Lewis L. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged May 2, 

1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability; veteran. 
Wirt. Joseph. Enrolled July 20. 1861. 

Wright. Charles, h^n-olled July 20. 1861. 

James Evans. I'jn-olUd |ul\ 20. 1863. Colored under-cook; no 
further record found. 



COMPANY C. 123 

Stephen Downturn. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

Thomas M. Joidan. Enrolled July 22, 1863. Colored under-cook; 
no further record found. 

Hielman Umphrics. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864. Colored under- 
cook; mustered out with company. 

Peter Williams. Enrolled Dec. 15, 1864. Colored under-cook; 
mustered out with company. 



COMPANY D. 



HV NKWKLL PATTERSON. 

Company D was made up of young" men from various 
walks in life — from the farm, the work-shop, the mines, etc. 
Nearly all of them came from north-central Ohio, principally 
from Richland, Huron and Stark counties. The}^ were mus- 
tered into the service at Camp Bartley, Ohio, Aug-ust 27, 1861. 
About fifty of the boys were recruited from Huron county 
and the north part of Richland county, by Rev. W. H. Nick- 
erson. Boyd Bowland of Mansfield, Ohio, and Wm. M. Mor- 
ris of Massilon, Ohio, recruited the balance of the company. 
In the consolidation the officers were to be pro-rated or alter- 
nated. The following" men were mustered as officers : Cap- 
tain, Boyd Bowland of Mansfield ; First Lieutenant, J. W. 
McLaug-hlin, Plymouth ; Second Lieutenant, B. F. Greek. 

Company D was, throuo-h some cause, shortly after being- 
mustered in, dubbed as "Bowland's Roug^hs," which appella- 
tion, whether g-uilty or not, followed them all through the 
war. Thus we were often, and no doubt, wrongfully censured, 
and the tricks of many outside of Company U was saddled 
on "Bowland's Roug-hs.'" 

Captain Boyd Bowland and First Lieutenant W. J. Mc- 
Laug-hlin resigned in the winter of 1861-62, leaving us 
without any Lieutenants. Wm. M. Morris was promoted to 
First Lieutenant, and Henry Robbins was made Second 
Lieutenant. Robbins resigned. First Lieutenant Wm. M. 
Morris was promoted to Captain, and Henry Huber promoted 
to First Lieutenant. Huber was known as the smallest, 



COMPANY D. 125 

young-est and one of the bravest officers in the entire reg-i- 
ment. Huber, in the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, had 
his leg" broken by a minie-ball. 

Some three months of the winter of 1861-2 Company D, 
Thirty-second Ohio, was quartered in the old Butcher tavern, 
in Beverly, W. Va. A squad of Company D accompanied a 
detail of seventy-tive or more of the Thirty-second, under 
command of Captain Dyer, who crossed the hills and moun- 
tains over into the north and south forks of the Potomac river, 
in the direction of Franklin, Pendleton county, W. Va., 
thirty-five miles. The object was to route a company of 
home g-uards, quartered in an old church, which proved to be 
successful. After a few days rest, when on our return to 
Beverly, one of the boys of Company D was bushwhacked. 
Lafayette Stanton, foot-sore and wear3% was compelled to 
halt and rest up a little. While coming-into camp, riding a horse 
of a citizen who accompanied him, he was shot and fell from 
the horse dead. The citizen came to Beverly, some twelve 
miles from the murder of comrade Stanton, and reported the 
circumstance. A detail went out and broug^ht in the corpse, 
which was expressed to his home in Ohio, and buried at or 
near Mount Gilead, Morrow county. 

First Lieutenant Robbins resigned about October, 1862. 
Calvin Bowland, private, was promoted to Second Lieutenant 
about February or March, 1862, and resig-ned January 17, 
1863. Serg-eant Wm. M. Morris was appointed Second Lieu- 
tenant July, 1862. After the surrender at Harper's Ferry, 
Captain Boyd Bowland resig-ned, and upon the reorganization 
of Company D and the Thirty-second Ohio regiment, Lieu- 
tenant Wm. M. Morris was promoted to Captain, January, 
1863, and Corporal Henry Huber of Massilon, Ohio, was 
promoted to First Lieutenant of D. Orderly Sergeant Louis 
R. North of Plymouth, Ohio, was promoted to Second Lieu- 



126 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

tenant. Lieutenant North resigned in rear of Vicksburg", 
Mississippi, June, 1863. 

Private John Morris, a practical miner, is entitled to 
considerable credit for his sug-g-estions in rcg-ard to sapping- 
and mining- of Fort Hill, among- the most important of the 
rebel fortifications in the rear of Vicksburg-, Mississippi. 
This man was detailed for that special duty, having- satisfied 
Generals McPherson and Log-an of his peculiar fitness for 
that service. 

On July 3, 1863, Captain Morris being- officer of the day, 
received the flag- of truce from General Pemberton, the first 
movement towards the surrender of Vicksburg-. Captain 
Morris notified General Grant of the desire of General Pem- 
berton to meet him. General Grant and some of our officers 
met General Pemberton and staff officers in front of the 
Thirty-Sicond Ohio regiment, then on duty on the front line, 
where, under an old oak tree, just without our lines, the terms 
of surrender of Pemberton's armv was consummated. 

While at Winchester, W. Va., in the summer of 1862, 
Corix»ral J.hn Morris, of Company D was placed in command 
<if th^- ^qu id wh'. firetl the mnrningand evening- g-un from the 
iaig*.- f.'ii. The wonii-n ol the town especiall}' were very bit- 
ter in their hostility towards the Union soldiers. Exhibitions 
of this hostility were manifested in their attempts to spit 
upon the soldiers from the windows of the houses, or when 
passing- ihem on the streets. Corporal Morris noticing- this, 
firrd a solid shot through the town, which, in its travels, 
piissed eniircly through a brick house, tearing- to pieces a 
bedstead which had been but a few minutes before vacated by 
its occupants of the night before. 

This company furnished three officers for colored reg-i- 
m^nts, namely : private Philip Hammond served as Captain ; 
privai. Th .s. C. Rol)inson as 1st Lieut.; and Charles Cady as 



COMPANY D. 127 

Orderly. Cady was killed in battle at Milliken's Bend, La. 

Private Robert Marshall, a hero of the Mexican war, and 
who served a time in the British army, was acknowledg^ed to 
be one of the best and most soldierly privates in the regiment. 
At an inspection of the regiment by a regular army officer, 
private Marshall was complimented by the officer, who, turn- 
ing to the Colonel of the Thirty-Second, said : "Look at that 
gun and accoutrements, the cleanest and in the most perfect 
condition of any in your regiment." This was an especially 
high compliment to private Marshall from the fact that he 
was then nearly sixty 3'ears of age. He died soon after the 
war from a large tumor in the abdomen. The comrades resi- 
ding about Plymouth turned out and gave him a respectable 
soldier's funeral. 

The three years' enlistments having*expired, the non-vet- 
erans were ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., where they were 
mustered out on the 15th day of September, 1864. Thereafter 
the company followed the fortunes of the regiment until its 
final discharge, July 20, 1865, at which time it was mustered 
out with the regiment at Louisville, Ky, 




ROSTER OF COMPANY D, 



CAPTAINS. 



William B. 1 Rowland. ICnroUcd Aug-. 31, 1861. Resigned June 

17, 1862. 
William M. Morris. Enrolled July 15, 1861. Promoted to 2d 

Lieutenant from Sergeant March 2, 1862; Captain June 17, 

1862; resigned Sept. 16, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga. 
William Wise. Enrolled Nov. 10, 1863. Promoted from ist 

Lieutenant Co. E Nov. 18, 1864; mustered out with company. 

FIKST LIEUTENANTS. 

John W. McLaug^hlin. 'Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861. Resigned March 

3, 1862. 
Erancis H. Robbins. Enrolled July 28, 1861. Promoted to 2d 
Lieutenat from private Jan. 9, 1862; ist Lieutenant Eeb. 8, 

1862; resigned April 27, 1863. 
Henry Huber. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Appointed Sergeant from 

private Oct. 12, 1862; promoted to ist Lieutenant April 27, 

1863; resigfned May 15, 1865. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

Benjamin F. Greek. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861. Resigned Oct. 9, 

1861. 
Jefferson J. Hibbets. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Promoted from 

1st Sergeant Co. A Feb. 8, 1862, to Captain Co. K April 10, 

1862. 
Calvin Rowland. Enrolled July 28. 1861. Promoted from private 

April 10, 1862; resigned Jan. 17, 1863. 
Samuel 1>. Rigdon. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Promoted from 

Sergt. Major April 20, 1864; resigned Aug. 24, 1864, near 

Atlanta, Ga. 
Michael Adler. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; Sergeant July i, 1863; ist Sergeant ; promoted 

to 2d Lieutenant May 18, 1865; mustered out with company, 

veteran. 



COMPANY D. 129 

Linus R. North. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Promoted from ist 
Sergeant Jan. 18, 1863; resigned June 24, 1863. 

FIRST SERGEANTS. 

William E. Osborne. Enrolled July 18, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral ; 1st Sergeant Jan. 10, 1863; no further record 

found. 

Lewis Entel. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Appointed Cor]3oral ; 

Sergeant July 26, 1863; ist Sergeant May 24, 1865; mus- 
tered out with company; veteran. 

SERGEANTS. 

Samuel Delancy. Enrolled Aug. 22, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 

from private ; absent , on furlough; nuistered out 

July 20, 1865, by order of War Department; veteran. 

Daniel Cain. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1861. Appointed Sergeant from 

private ; absent , on furlough; mustered out July 

20, 1865, by order of War Department; veteran. 

Jacob Garman. Appointed Sergeant from private ; mustered 

out with company; veteran. 

Christopher Gribling. Enrolled July 18, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Oct. 12, 1863; Sergeant July i, 1865; mustered out 
with company; veteran. 

Solomon KaufTman. Enrolled Oct. i, 1862. Appointed Corporal 

; Sergeant Nov. i, 1863; promoted to Q. M. Seigeant 

Dec. 26, 1864. 

Timothy T. Devinney. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. On mu.ster in 
roll, but no further record found. 

William H. McMunn. Enrolled Aug. 16, 1861. Appointed from 
private ; discharged July 9, 1862. 

John Morris. Enrolled July 15, 1861. Appointed from Corporal 
; died July 25, 1863. 

Philip Hammond. Enrolled Aug. 22, 1861. Appointed from pri- 
vate -; discharged June 2, 1863, to accept promotion. 

CORPORAI.S. 

Washington Ferguson. Enrolled Aug. 25, 1861. Appointed 
Corporal ; mustered out with company; veteran. 

William W. Ashley. Enrolled Aug. 28, 1862. Appointed Cor- 
poral ; mustered out with company. 

Daniel Brumback. Enrolled March 31, 1863. Appointed Cor- 
poral May I, 1865; mustered out with company. 



130 THIRTY-SECOND KEGIMRNT O. V. I. 

Justus E. Aiiiiell. I'^nrolled Dec. 4. 1863. Appointed Cor])oral 

May I, 1865; absent , on furloui^li : mustered out Julv 

20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

William liufifnian. Knrolled Jan. 22, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral May I, 1865; absent . on furlough : mustered out 

July 20. 1865. by order of War Department. 

John Ream. Appointed Corporal July 5, 1865; mustered out 
with company; veteran. 

Henry C Young. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Apjiointed Corporal 
Oct. 12, 1863; killed July 21. 1864, in action near Atlanta, 
Ga.; veteran. 

Robert Marshall. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
; transferred to \"eteran Resen^e Corps Sept. 15. 1863. 

Wilson S. Hord. Enrolled Aug. 17, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
: kille<l .Sept. 26, 1862, b\- accident on cars. 

MUvSICIAN. 

Charles W. Jones. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged fulv 14, 
1862. 

TEAMSTER. 

John Xail. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. Discharged Sept. i. 1863. 

PRIVATES. 

Ablett, Erastus. Enrolled Dec. 4, 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Arnold, John. Enrolled July 16, 1861. Mustered out July 26, 

1865, at Columbus, O.; veteran. 
Arnold. Jackson. Enrolled July 15, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 
poral ; nnistered out with company; veteran. 

Archer, William. Enrolled July 15, 1861. 

Barnaville, Benjamin F. Enrolled Oct. 25, 1864. Substitute; 

never reported for duty; no further record found. 
Blanchfield, John. Enrolled Oct. 25. 1864. Substitute; never 

reported for duty; no further record found. 
Bade, B. F. Enrolled Jan. 3, 1865. Substitute; never reported 

for duty; no further record found. 
Bietal, Francis J. Enrolled April 6, 1864. Discharged , by 

order of War Department. 
Beelman, Calvin. luirolled Aug. 20, 1861. Detailed Jan. 20. 1864, 

in Pioneer Cor])s; mustered out , to date Aug. 26, 1864, 

by order of War Department. 



COMPANY D. . 131 

Benson, Henry. Enrolled Aug. 21, 1861. Sick April 18, 1864, in 

hospital at Mound City, 111.; mustered out July 20, 1865, by 

order of War Department. 
Beam, Henry. Enrolled July 16, 1861. Discharged Eeb. i, 1864, 

at Vicksburg, Miss., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Beam, Michael. Enrolled Oct. i. 1862. Died March 29, 1863, 

at Vicksburg, Miss. 
Baker, Ezra. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 
Barker, Addison. Enrolled Aug. 23, 1861. 
Buchanan, John. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. 

Casey, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 22, '1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 
Hooper, Ira D. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 

with company. 
Clark, James. Enrolled Jan. 18, 1865. Sulxstitute; nuistered out 

with company. 
Cox, George. Enrolled Nov. 22, 1864. Drafted; discharged 

June 28, 1865, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of 

disability. 
Clark, Isaac. Enrolled Aug. 21, 1861. Detailed May 16, 1862, in 

Ewing's Battery; mustered out , 1864, on expiration of 

term of service. 
Cobb, Daniel C. Enrolled July 16, 1861. Mustered out May 29, 

1865, near Washington, D. C. 
Cain, Lysander D. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 

26, 1864, at Chattanooga. Tenn., on expiration of term of 

service. 
Carson, Henrv. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. Discharged Dec. 9, 

1863. 
Cole, Newman F. Enrolled Aug. 23, 1861. Discharged Feb. 13, 

1863. 
Caldwell, William. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1861. Discharged Feb. 13, 

1863. 
Church, Alfred. Enrolled July 17, 1861. 
Kline, James A. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. 
Cummings, William E. Enrolled July 16, 1861. 
Cole, William. Enrolled Aug. 27,, 1861. Died Aug. 12, 1863, at 

Vicksburg, Miss. 
Cadv, Charles. Enrolled July 15, 1861. Reduced to ranks from 

Sergeant ; killed June i, 1863, in battle near V^icks- 

burg, Miss. 



132 THIRTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Dunn, Andrew J. Enrolled June i, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Davis, Morgan W. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1864. Died May 31, 1864, 

in liospital at Huntsville, Ala. 
Dawson, Mathew C. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1861. Mustered out 

Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn, on expiration of term of 

service. 
Dell, John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 8, 1864, 

at Columbus, ()., on cxjjiration of term of service. 
Eldridge, George. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Mustered out witli 

company ; veteran. 
Evans, Miles. Enrolled Dec. 30, 1863. Absent , on furlough; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Edmonds, Thomas. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Engle, Joseph 11. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Drafted; mustered 

out with company. 
Early, William A. Enrolled July 16, 1861. 
Ford, Pat. P. H. Enrolled July 16, 1861. Mustered out with 

company ; veteran. 
Freese, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 26. 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 
Plelds, William. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 

with company. 
Fogle, Israel. Enrolled Dec. 6, 1864. Drafted. 
Forsythe, John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged Dec. 26, 

1862. 
First, Amos. Enrolled Aug. 26, 1861. 
Frazier. Charles W. Enrolled Aug. 23, 1861. 
Gilkison, William. Enrolled Aug. i, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
George, Sylvester. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted; died Feb. 

17, 1865. 
Garman, Grandisan. Enrolled Jan. 31, 1865. Substitute. 
Green, George W. Enrolled Feb. 9, 1865. Substitute. 
Gibbon, Francis M. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Discharged July 9, 

1862. 
Gerott, Philip. Enrolled July 28, 1861. 
Griffith, John. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. 
Golden, William. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. 
Gibbs, Elon G. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1861. Transferred to Co. E 

Sept. I, 1 861. 



COMPANY D. 133 

Harrington, David. Enrolled Jan. i6, 1863. 

Hawk, George. Enrolled Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Huntington, Samuel. Enrolled Sept. 28, 1864. Drafted; mus- 
tered out June 26, 1865, at Camp Dennison, O. 

Haskins, James. Enrolled Jan. 26, 1865. Substitute; nuistered 
out with company. 

Hawk, Jacob. Enrolled Dec. 30, 1863. Died Aug. 23, 1864, in 
hospital at Marietta, Ga. 

Hill, John. Enrolled Jan. 24, 1865. Substitute. 

Holmes, John. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1865. Substitute. 

Hall, Reason A. Enrolled Eeb. i, 1865. Substitute. 

Hawn, Henry. Enrolled Aug. ig, 1861. Discharged Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on Surgeon's ce-tilicate of disa- 
bility. 

Hill, Luther. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. Detailed May 16, 1862, 

in Johnson's Battery; mustered out , 1864, on expiration 

of term of service. 

Harris, Orlando. Enrolled Aug. 18. 1861. Discharged C)ct. 12, 
1862. 

Hershev, John. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharged Nov. i, 
1862. " 

Hultz, George. Enrolled Aug. 18, 1861. Discharged Oct. 26, 
1861. 

Hanson, Edward. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. 

lies, Abraham. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Drafted. 

Jones, Edward G. Enrolled Dec. 14, 1863. Appointed Corporal 
May I, 1865; reduced July 2, 1865; mustered out with com- 
pany. 

King, William. Enrolled Feb. 2^, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Kingry, Peter A. Enrolled Feb. 7, 1865. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

King, Patrick. Enrolled March i, 1862. Wounded , in bat- 
tle of ; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Sept. 15, 

1863. 

Lee, Thomas. Enrolled Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out witii com- 
pany. 

Lamb, Lindsey. Enrolled Sept. 26, 1864. Drafted; discharged 
July I, 1865. 

Lynn, James. Enrolled Feb. 6, 1865. Substitute. 

Leidig, Wesley. Enrolled Aug. 17, 1861. 



134 THIKTY-SECOND REGIMENT, O. V. I. 

Lntz, Leonard. Enrolled Aug. lo, i86i. Wounded , in bat- 
tle of ; transfer! ed to Veteran Rcserv^e Corps March 26, 

1864. 

Mentzer. Mark. I'jn-olled Jan. 14, 1864. Mustered out with coni- 
])an\. 

Murray, W'iUiain S. Juu-olled I'"eh. 20, 1865. Substitute; nnis- 
tered out with e^onii)an\-. 

McGue. Michael. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

McAshley, James. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. Died , of 

wounds received June 21, 1864, in action at Brush Mountain, 
Ga. ; veteran. 

McKee, William. Enrolled Jan. 26, 1865. Sidjstitute. 

Morfood, Robert. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. 

Nunemaker, Daniel. Enrolled July 15. 1861. 

Owens, John, h^nrolled i3ec. 4, 1863. -Mustered out with com- 
])any. 

Overholt. Joseph. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Transferred to Vet- 
eran Reserve Corps March 26, 1864. 

O'Brian, John. Enrolled March 31, 1863. 

Peters, John. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Post, Abraham. Enrolled Nov. 22. 1864. Drafted; nmstercd out 
with company. 

Post, Allen. Enrolled Aug. 17, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 22, 
T864, near East Point, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Patterson. Newell. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 

])oral ; mustered out Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga, 

Tenn., on expiration of term of sentence. 

Pifher, Mich.ael. Enrolled Aug. 18, 1861. Died . of wounds 

received June 20, 1863, in action. 

Post, Charles M. Enrolled Aug. 17. 1861. Died Jan. 13. 1862. 

Pifher. John. Enrolled Aug. 18, 1861. 

Reese, Martin. Enrolled Aug. 16. 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 

Ree.se, Stephen S. Enrolled April 13, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Ruckman, William, luu-olled Aug. 11, 1861. Mustered out with 
company. 

Ruckman, Samuel. Enrolled March 31, 1863. Prisoner of war 
; discharged June 17, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment. 



COMPANY D. 135 

Roth, Albert. Enrolled Jan. 31. 1865. Substitute. Mustered 
out with company. 

Rhodes, Jared. Enrolled Jan. 15, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Robinson, Thomas C. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Discharg'cd Oct. 
13, 1863, to accept promotion. 

Ruckman, Peter. Enrolled Aug. 17, iS6r. Discharged Feb. 13, 
1863, on writ of habeas corpus. 

Rose, Aaron. Enrolled Aug. ig, 1861. Discharged Nov. i, 1862. 

Robertson. William. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. Discharged Sept. 
22, 1863. 

Riley, William B. Enrolled Aug-. 17, 1861. Died , of wounds 

received Sept. 13, 1862, in action. 

Sims, Samuel. Enrolled Aug. 16, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 

Shields, John. Enrolled Nov. 7, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Smith, Edward. Enrolled Nov. 28, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

StO'we, Justus. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; never reported 
for duty; no further record found. 

Speelman, William. Enrolled Nov. 2^,, 1864. Substitute; never 
reported for duty; no further record found. 

Scanlon, Joseph. Enrolled Nov. 28, 1864. Substitute; never 
reported for duty; no further record found. 

Smith, John W. Enrolled Nov. 3, 1864. Substitute; died Feb. 
16, 1865, at Chattanoog-a, Tenn. 

Stanfield, Brenerton. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1865. Substitute. 

Short, William. Enrolled Sept. 7, 1864. Substitute. 

Seller, Michael. Enrolled Aug. 14, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 
26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn.,. on expiration of term of 
service. 

Steel, Ezekiel. Enrolled Aug. 17. 1861. Detailed , as Divi- 
sion Teamster; mustered out , 1864, on expiration of 

term of service. 

Shellenbarger, Henrv. Enrolled Aug. 20, 1861. Discharged Oct. 
9, 1 861. 

Stone, William. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Discharged Oct. 12, 
1861, for wounds received , in action. 

Smith. Thomas. Enrolled July 18, 1861. Discharged Oct. 12, 
1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 



136 TIIIKTY-SECOND KKGIMENT O. V. T. 

Stanton. Lafayette. Enrolled July 2y, i86i. Killed March 8, 
1862, by guerillas. 

Smith, Cieorge. Enrolled Aug. 20. 1861. Died Sept. 13, 1862. 

Traner, James. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Tavlor, (ieorge. Enrolled Nov. 21. 1864. Drafted; never re- 
ported for dut\-; no furtlier record found. 

Thomas. Reid)en. luirolled Se])t. 27, 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out May 29, 1865, at Washington, D. C, on Surgeon's certifi- 
cate of disability. 

Townsend. Natlianiel. bjirolled h'eb. 22, 1864. Died Aug. 4, 
1864, in hospital 4th Division, 17th Army Corps. 

Tague, William. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. 

Tyson. Cicorge. Enrolled Aug. 18, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 

1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 
Topping, Henr\\ Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 
poral ; discharged Oct. 4, 1864, at Columbus, O., on 

Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Underwood, John. Enrolled July 16, 1861. ]Mustered out Aug. 
26, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Wright, Manuel W. Enrolled Aug. 18, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

White, John S. Enrolled Dec. 10, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Warrine, Walter. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out with company. 

Wicker, Isaac. Enrolled Sept. 28, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Waldron, Webber. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Winn, William. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Wilson, Louis. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; sick June 25, 

1865, in hospital at Louisville, Ky.; mustered out July 20, 
1865, by order of War Department. 

Weidman, Webster. Enrolled July 16, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Oct. 12, 1862; Sergeant June 12, 1863; reduced to 
ranks July 5, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Williams, Allen. Enrolled March i, 1862. Discharged March 3, 
1865, at Goldsboro, N. C, on expiration of term of service. 

White, Daniel. Enrolled July 16, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on ex]iiration of term of service. 



COMPANY D. 



137 



Waite, Charles. Enrolled Aug. i6, 1861. Detailed Jan. 20, 1864, 

in Pioneer Corps; mustered out , to date Aug. 26, 1864, 

by order of War Department. 

Walling, Hartson. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged May 15, 
1865, by order of War Department. 

Welty, Henry. Enrolled July 17, 1861. Discharged Oct. 26, 1861. 

Williams, John. Enrolled Aug. 16, 1861. Transferred to Vet- 
eran Reserve Corps March 26, 1864. 

Wile, George. Enrolled July 17. 1861. Diowned Peo. 20. 1863. 

Witmer, Francis. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Died , of wounds 

received Sept 13, 1862, in action. 

Williams, Carl W. Enrolled Aug. 28, 1862. 

W'^illiams, Lewis. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. 

Young, Freeling H. Enrolled March 2}^, 1864. Absent, sick 

, at Chattanooga, Tenn.; mustered out July 20. 1865, by 

order of W^ar Department. 

Young, David G. Enrolled July 16, 1861. 

Lee Cordell. Enrolled Oct. 2, 1863. Colored undcr-cook. 
John Jackson. Enrolled Sept. 20, 1863. Colored under-cook. 
Alfred Morrow. Enrolled Sept. i, 1863. Colored under-cook. 




COMPANY E. 



BY GEORGE KNOFFLOCK. 

This company was organized at Mansfield, Ohio, during- 
the months of June and July, 1861. The members that were 
enlisted in this company were principally from Mansfield 
and Richland County ; some from Crawford County and a few 
from Wayne County. The organization, after being fully up 
with the requirements of the enlistment of companies by the 
Government, held their election and nominated and elected 
the following officers : 

Milton W. Worden, Captain; David N. Stambaugh, First 
Lieutenant ; Henry H. Fickle, Second Lieutenant. 

The First Sergeant, better known as Orderly, was Alex- 
ander R. Patterson, who was promoted to First Lieutenant 
February 8, 1862, and to Captain May 4, 1863. Daniel W. 
Wilson was Second Sergeant, and was promoted to Second 
Lieutenant October 23, 1863, First Lieutenant August 11, 
1864, and Captain May 8, 1865. Andrew F. Wedenbacker 
was Third Sergeant and promoted to Lieutenant October 23, 
1862. These parties above mentioned were the first commis- 
sioned and non-commissioned ofi&cers above Corporal t)f the 
company when sworn in at Camp Bartley on the 27th of July, 
1861. While at Camp Bartley, which was close to Mansfield, 
Ohio, and with the several other companies of the regiment, 
numbering ten in all, did their duty as soldiers in the service 
of their country at camp-guard and drilling. 

After having been here in this camp for some time, the 
regiment, of which this compan}' was one, was transferred to 



COMPANY E. 139 

Camp Dennison, close to Cincinnati. After remaining- at the 
last named camp for some time, we were ordered to West Vir- 
ginia. Arriving- at Bellaire, Ohio, we crossed the river to 
Ben wood, W. Va., at which point we were given our arms, 
known as the Harper's Ferry muskets, which had been 
changed from the old style of fiint-lock to the percussion cap. 
The balance of the companies of the regiment receiving 
their arms, we were placed upon flat cars, better known at the 
present time as gondolas, which had pine boards across them 
for seats, and boarding this train we started out to soldier in 
reality. Arrived the next morning at Webster ; leaving the 
cars here we made preparations for breakfast, and it was here 
that the men found out that many trinkets that had been 
given them, which filled their knapsacks to their utmost capa- 
city, realized after starting from Webster for our first day's 
march to Philippi, that they had to dispose of the same pre- 
cious things given them by their friends on account of their 
knapsacks being unbearable in weig^ht. 

Arriving at Philippi about dark, our company was loca- 
ted in the Court House. The next morning after breakfast 
we started for Bealington, W. Va., where we camped over 
night, and the next day on the march as usual to Laurel Hill, 
and from there to Beverly, where we camped a few days, 
and while resting up we had what was known as a false 
alarm during the night, this being our first experience at be- 
ing called out. It was a very amusing incident to see the 
excitement, and also how befuddled men will get on occasions 
of this kind ; every other man accusing the other one of being 
scared. However, we survived this and had no more trouble 
in this line, as we were ordered from Beverly to Huttonville, 
where we camped over night, and from Huttonville to the top 
of Cheat mountain summit. After arriving here at Cheat 
Mountain we were assigned to a position on the side of the 



140 TIIIKTY-SKCOND KliGIMl^N T O. V. I. 

mountain for encampment with the Ijalance of tho regiment, 
and in fact our soldiering- began here with a sorrowful re- 
membrance. 

The equinoctial storm of the fall of 1861 came on and 
we had nothing but bell-tents to protect ourselves; and which 
did not amount to anything where it rained for forty-eight 
hours, and turned in and sleeted and fro2;e for the next two 
days, and every man in our company had his blankets and 
clothes as wet as they could be, and then this chill coming 
upon them made it dreadful when you think of the three men 
who froze to death and the fourteen horses. 

After a great deal of suffering from sickness that was 
brought on by this hardship and exposure, we had to send 
the message that was sorrowful to all households, of the first 
death in our company, that of Isaac Colley, who died Novem- 
ber ')th, 1861, on the summit of this mountain, away from 
home but tiot from friends. 

We did here a great deal of scouting, and also a great 
deal of guard duty, but after being upon the mountain for a 
time the men beg^an to get better from the general sickness, 
not only in our own company but in all other companies of the 
regiment. 

During our stay upon Cheat Mountain we built winter 
quarters, which were made from large hemlock trees, and 
which took us some weeks to do in the cold and snow that 
was upon the mountain ; but after having these quarters fin- 
ished and ready to occupy, we were ordered to go to Beverly, 
which is the county seat of Pocahontas County, W.Va. For- 
tunate as some company was of the regiments left on Cheat 
Mountain when we were ordered to Beverly, Company E was 
likewise fortunate in occupying four log huts that had been 
built by some company of the Thirteenth Indiana at the north 
end of this town. Our stay at this place was very beneficial. 



COMPANY K. 141 

doing- nothing- but camp and picket duty during- the 
balance of the winter, and recruiting- up until finally the reg-- 
iment was all in a healthy condition, so that they were ready 
for any emerg-ency. 

In the spring- of 1862 we were ordered to a forward move- 
n;ient which was g-eneral throug-hout the country through all 
the armies, and we ag-ain returned to Cheat Mountain ; from 
there to Greenbrier river, where our forces had had a battle 
with the Confederates the fall before in October, and then 
to the top of Allegheny mountain, where we again occu- 
pied the quarters of the Twelfth Georgia regiment, at which 
point there had been a fig-lit by our forces (of which our com- 
pany was part) under General Milroy. Then again we 
started on an expedition from there with some other compa- 
nies of our regiment and went to what was known by us as 
the Hunterville raid ; leaving- the top of Alleg-heny mountain 
in a snowstorm, we went down througth one of the beautiful 
valleys of Western Virginia, where we found plenty of men 
with the Union sentiment, who, when night came gave us 
their houses for shelter. On this raid we had a very good 
time living- off the country for a week, until we caug-ht up 
ag-ain with our forces who were at Monterey, and as we were 
g-etting" close to this last named point our troops were skirm- 
ishing with the enemy and were expecting- to have quite a 
fight, which did not terminate as we expected, but our com- 
pany was fortunate enoug-h to get into the reg-iment ag-ain 
before anything- happened should a fig-ht have g-one on. From 
there we went to McDowell, from McDowell over to the east 
side of the Shenandoah Mountain, pitched our tents and sent 
our train back to g-et supplies, when we were confronted with 
the forces of Stonewall Jackson, and unfortnately lost our 
tents, as our reg-iment was in advance of the army some 
eig-hteen or twenty miles. Falling- back to McDowell, here 



142 THIKTY-SECOND REGIMENT, O. V. I. 

we had on the ISth (hiy of May, 1862, a fig-ht with Stonewall 
Jackson, the forces on the Union side being- composed of 
Milroy's and Schenck's brig^ade, and at this fig"ht Company E 
lost its first officer, Cervantes S. Fugate. He was promoted 
from a Corporal to Lieutenant April 5, 1862 ; was wounded 
in the head May 8th and died May 17th at Franklin, W. Va. 
We were stationed at Franklin for some time when we were 
reinforced b}^ the troops of Gen. Jolin C. P^remont. Our 
company still being witli the reg-imcnt ; and there being" 
nothing; special that our company did any more than any 
other compan>% we left Franklin, marched to Petersburg", a 
small town in one of the beautiful little valleys of West Vir- 
g-inia, from there to Strasburg", where we caugfht up with the 
rear of Stonewall Jackson's troops, who had driven General 
Banks out of the valle}-, and it was Fremont's intention to 
cut him oft at the point named. We followed along- with our 
line of march down the Shenandoah Valley, better known as 
the Valley of Virginia, and I mig-ht sa}^ that it is a beautiful 
place and a sorrowful thing" to see war enacted, after a reali- 
zation of the fact that the time has been g"one for thirt}^- 
odd years, in a place that looked to those who were partici- 
pants in this line of march, like one of God's noble spots on 
earth. Our company still remained with the reg"iment until 
Cross Keys and Port Republic had been bathed in blood, 
returning" up the valley to Middletown, where we were en- 
camped until the morning of July 5, 1862. On Independence 
Day of that year, which was the day before leaving- this 
point. Company E gave a g-rand dinner and had the officers 
of the regiment there to participate with us. From Middle- 
town we went to Winchester, and in this old southern town, 
the county seat of Frederick County, Virg"inia, Company E 
was assig-ned to and made their headquarters in the jail, 
doing provost guard duty. As above specified we arrested a 



COMPANY E. 143 

theatrical company who were playing- at Winchester at that 
time, the members of the troop being- from Baltimore. Being- 
relieved from the quarters we had in this city, with the 
balance of the reg-iment we encamped upon the hill north- 
west of the town, and during- the summer of 1862 built a very 
substantial fort with the balance of the regiment and the 
other reg-iments which were detailed to do this work. From 
Winchester we were sent to Harper's Ferry and we camped on 
what was known as Maryland Heig-hts ; until after Lee had 
crossed with his army in the fall of 1862, when this point 
was surrendered to Stonewall Jackson, we being- parolled on 
the 16th of September and on the 17th started for Annapolis, 
Md. From Annapolis we were sent to Camp Doug-lass, Chi- 
cag-o, where, after being- mustered for pay, most of the mem- 
bers of the company came home, and the reg-iment was reor- 
ganized ag-ain at Cleveland, Ohio, and sent to the south- 
west. Our first landing- was at Memphis, Tenn., where we 
had a great deal of sport on the levee in upsetting- a bakery 
wag-on and taking the contents. We marched from there to 
the place assigned us in the Third Brig-ade, Third Division, 
Seventeenth Army Corps. After lying- here a while, viewing- 
the city of Memphis, doing- drill and g-uard duty, we went to 
Lake Providence, Louisiana. 

On our way from Memphis to Lake Providence on the 
steamboat we had quite a time. Our company was on the cabin 
deck on the starboard side, and while it was very fortunate 
for us, it was unfortunate for the sutler of the Seventh Mis- 
souri Reg-iment. He placed a very larg-e barrel of pig's feet 
on the side that our company quartered on g-oing down the 
river, and of course the natural instinct of a soldier would tell 
him something- was in the barrel, but we did not expect to find 
what we g-ot for we were looking- for something- else, which 
probably was a g-ood thing- we did not g-et, however we man- 



144 THIKTY-SECOND KKC.IMKNT O. V. I. 

ag-ed to eat this barrel of pigs feet up before we g-ot to Lake 
Providence, and just before we landed we threw the barrel 
over-board, and somebody wanted to know who was throwing- 
crackers away. Marching from the steamer, we went out 
along- the lake about a half a mile from the river landing and 
encamped. This was in the spring of 1S()3; and while at this 
point we were preparing for the Vicksburg campaign, which 
was a good thing- for us as we were drilling every day eig-ht 
hours, and gave us that soldierly l)earing and our muscles the 
tenacity that they needed for the long marches; going from 
here to Berry's landing where we did the same thing as noted 
before, and from there to Milliken's Bend where we did some 
more drilling-, and while here in the spring of 18()3, volunteers 
were called for to run the blockade of Vicksburg, which had 
guns planted in front of it and had range on our boats for 
nine miles. 

These men who volunteered their services were on 
w^ooden boats surrounded by cotton, and they were also filled 
up with supplies for Grant's army, which was to meet them 
below Grand Gulf. In this l)lockade running. Company K 
had two participants ; one was John Brobst and the other 
was William Hudnut. For the benetit of the comrades of 
our own company and our regiment, who have not the recol- 
lection of the names of these boats that run the blockade, 
I will give them : The Tigress, Silver Wave, Forest Oueen, 
Anglo Saxon, Henry Clay, J. W. Cheeseman and Moderator. 
After these boats got below Grand Gulf, and on the morning 
of the first of Ma}-, we crossed the Mississijijii river and 
landed at Brunsburg, and left there to reinforce our forces 
who had gone ahead and were engaged in the battle of 
Thompsons Hill, where we reinforced them. From there our 
next engagement was at Raymond, on May 12th, capturing 
the capital of the state of Mississippi on May 14th, and on 



COMPANY E. 145 

May 16th we had the battle of Champion Hills. A larg-e 
result in Grant's army was the closing- of Pemberton within 
his fortifications at Vicksburg-. At this sieg-e we had the 
pleasure of hearing- the ping- of a minie-ball from the 21st of 
May until the 3d of July, and on the morning of the 4th of 
July we marched into Vicksburg- with our banners flying, 
Pemberton having- surrendered his army of thirty-two thous- 
and, and Company E was deployed this morning- on the breast- 
works as a guard. These breast-works had formerly been 
occupied by the Confederate forces, and at this point our 
company was fortunate to get a colored man by the name of 
William Smith, who had been a slave up to ihis time to a 
g-entleman b}- the name of Cook, who lived four miles back 
of Vicksburg-, and this colored man I speak of remained with 
us until we left the service and came to Mansfield with us at 
the close of the war, became a citizen here, and is buried now 
in the cemetery ; his funeral and burial being in the honors 
of war. After our company was gone with the regiment 
camped at Vicksburg-, we were detached several times for 
different duties we had to perform while there, and during 
the summer we made raids from Vicksburg to Munroe, La., 
returning to points in Mississippi where sometimes we had 
skirmishes with the enemy, and on the 9th da}- of December, 
1863, we re-enlisted again for three more years after having- 
served two years and six months. We expected to g-et home 
before the holidays, but our expectations were not realized, 
as in January we started on a raid to Meridian, Mississippi, 
with the forces under the command of General Sherman, and 
we ag-ain had to g-o throug-h the second fight at Champion 
Hills, where there were several of our company wounded. 
This campaig-n lasted for about thirty days. Returning to 
Vicksburg- we started home on veteran furlough, and after 
having- a g-ood time during- March and part of April in visit- 



146 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

ing- our homes and having- that enjoyment that only soldiers 
can have when they get a chance after being in so many 
campaigns. We were fed upon the best and were always 
treated with that courtcs}* and kindness that was due these 
citizen soldiers who were protecting this government. Re- 
turning again from veteran furlough to Columbus, Ohio, our 
regiment came together and we started for Cincinnati. Tak- 
ing the steamboat there, we went to Cairo, Illinois, where 
our ami}- corps, the Seventeenth, was again re-organized, as 
those who came from the lower Mississippi, and those who 
returned from home filled the corps up in very good condition. 
Leaving Cairo, Illinois, we took the steamboat going from 
there to Paducah at the mouth of the Tennessee river to a 
place called Clifton. We left the steamboat and encamped 
here until the 1st day of May, 1864. 

We started to march across the countr}- and catch up 
with Sherman's army, going across to a railroad which is 
now the Louisville & Nashville, and which at that time was 
the Nashville & Decatur ; marching along- this road until we 
got to Athens, Alabama ; from there we went to Huntsville, 
and from Huntsville to Decatur, crossing- the Tennessee river 
on a pontoon bridge, when we started forward to catch Sher- 
man's army, who was then advancing upon Johnson's forces. 

The Seventeenth Army Corps caug-ht up with Sherman's 
army at Ackworth, and our first engagement was at Big- 
Shanty. We participated in the balance of this campaign of 
Sherman's arm}- until the fall of Atlanta, going into Atlanta 
and remaining there in camp for a short time, when Hood 
made his movement to the rear of Sherman's army, when we 
followed him as far as Gaylesville, Alabama, at which point 
four corps of Sherman's army turned to the south and went to 
Atlanta, two going north to follow Hood. 

On our return march to Atlanta we drew several months' 



COMPANY E. 147 

salary at Marietta, Ga., and g-oing- from Marietta to Atlanta 
we started on one beautiful November morning, which was 
the 20th, and with the balance of the troops marched to the 
sea. There were so many funny things happened on this 
campaign that I hardly think it necessary to relate them, as 
the comrades of some other company will do so in their 
sketch, hence I will make mine as brief as possible. But I 
will say that Company E did its full share in everything that 
went on the in "campaign to the sea." After the capture of 
Savannah, we were encamped outside of the city at a place 
known now in national history, and always has been, as one 
of the beautiful places, — Savannah Bonaventure cemeter3\ 
While at this point we had quite a time fishing and going 
after oysters. 

One da}' on an expedition after oysters we had one of 
those noted characters which are in all companies, a son of 
Erin's Isle, who had taken a little too much of the good stuff 
and was in a boat by himself. The balance of us had a large 
boat, and while going down the river there was a porpoise 
came along, and he says : "Holy Mother, look at the whale." 
From this point we marched to Fort Thunderbolt, which was 
one and one-half miles, and embarked on the steamer Meta- 
gorda, and went to Beaufort, South Carolina, marching from 
there to Pocataligo. Resting here for a few days, starting 
out and going through the Carolinas, arriving at Columbia, 
the capital of the state, and the day before going into this 
place tobacco was worth $5.00 a plug, but the next day it was 
worth 5 cents a box. Everybody had all they wanted. Our 
company had seventeen pounds of tea we carried on the 
balance of the campaign, and it was one of the most refresh- 
ing things we had after a hard day's march. From there we 
marched through to Cheraw, and from Cheraw to Bennetts- 
ville, thence to Fayetteville, North Carolina, from Fayette- 



148 THIKTV-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

ville to Goldsboro. At the last named point, after 
arrivinif there, General Sherman had his army go on grand 
review. I will state for the benefit of those who may read 
this that I hardly think there was a dozen complete federal 
uniforms in the regiment. I know in our own company they 
were part Reb and part Yank. After laying- there and receiv- 
ing new clothing, we started again after Johnson's army and 
captured Raleigh. It was at this point that the gloom that 
was unexpected was cast over the army when we heard of the 
assassination of that most illustrious and magnanimous 
president, Abraham Lincoln. 

But a few days and Johnson's army had surrendered. 
We started on the march northward, going through North 
Carolina and southern Virginia, arriving at Petersburg, 
thence to Richmond ; from Richmond to Fredericksburg ; 
from Fredericksburg to Alexandria, thence to Washington, 
and on the 25th of May, participated in that Grand Review 
held in the city of Washington, which was the greatest mili- 
tary exhibition ever given in the United States. After view- 
ino- the sights in the city of Washington for a few weeks, we 
were taken to Louisville, Ky., where we remained until the 
20th of July, when we were mustered out of the service ; go- 
ing to Columbus, Ohio, and on the 27th of July, at one 
o'clock received our pay and discharge from the United 
States government as soldiers, which made us once more citi- 
zens. I have not given the detail of the members of this 
compan}' who were wounded and died and killed in action in 
general, as I did not want to fill it out to a greater length 
than was necessar}'. For the benefit of our own company, 
comrade and reader, look down the roster of this regiment, 
from Company A on the right, to Company B on the left, and 
you will see the history of each officer and private, as record- 
ed by the muster roll of his company. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY E. 



CAPTAINS. 



Milton W. Worden. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861. Wounded , in 

action at Harper's Ferry, Va.,; discharged June 16, 1863. 
Alexander R. Patterson. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Promoted to 

1st Lieutenant from Sergeant Feb. 8, 1862; Captain May 4, 

1863; mustered out Dec. 26, 1864, by expiration of term of 

service. 
Daniel. W. Wilson. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Promoted to 2d 

Lieutenant from Sergeant Oct. 23, 1863; ist Lieutenant Co. 

A Aug. II, 1864; Captain May 18. 1865; mustered out with 

company. 

FIKST LIEUTENANTS. 

David X. Stambaugh. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861. Resigned Nov. 
25, 1861. 

David Shellenbarger. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Promoted from 
private March 15, 1862; transfeired to Co. C Oct. 23, 1862. 

Alfred G. Phillips. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861. Promoted to 2d 
Lieutenant from Hospital Steward Jan. 30, 1863; rst Lieu- 
tenant May 4, 1863; appointed Adjutant Aug. i, 1863. 

William Wise. Enrolled Nov. 10, 1863. Transferred to Co. F 
April 25, 1864; from Co. F June 11, 1864; promoted to Cap- 
tarn Co. D Nov. 18, 1864. ' 

John Mitchell. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Appointed ist Sergeant 
from private April 9, 1864; promoted to ist Lieutenant Nov. 
18, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

Henry H. Fickel. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1861. Resigned March 26, 
1862. 

Cervantus S. Fugate. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Promoted from 
Cori>oral April 5, 1862; died May 17, 1862, of wounds re- 
ceived May 8, 1862, in battle of McDowell, Va. 

Andrew F. Wedenbacker. Enrolled July 2J, 1861. Promoted 
from Sergeant Oct. 23, 1862; resigned Dec. 30, 1862. 



150 TIIIKTV-SI'X'OND 1\'KC.I1\I1';nT o. v. I. 

fliarlrs I). I'",()IT. l-jiKilk-d March I. i<S62. I'roniotcd from Scrgl. 
Major May 22, 1S65: niuskrcd out with coin])any. 

I'IKST SKKCKANT, 

llciiry Saviors. I'jirolled July 2y, 1861. Ap])ointed Screfcant 
Ironi private April 7, 1864; 1st Sergeant Dec. 28, 1864; mus- 
tered out with coiupaiu'; veteran. 

SEl^fiEANTS. 

Moyt II. Xickerson. Enrolled July 27. 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral Jan. T. 1864; Sergeant April 6, 1864; mustered out 
witli coin])an\ ; veteran. 

George KnoFHock. Enrolled July 2"/, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
JMay 5, 1864; Sergeant July i, 1864; mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

James H. Tracy. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Jan. I, 1864; Sergeant Dec. 8, 1864; nuustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Henry Darr. Enrolled July ly, 1861. Aj^pointed Corporal May 
5, 1864; Sergeant June i. 1865: nnistered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

David Cullen. Enrolled Oct. i, 1862. Mustered out May 7, 1865. 
at Cam]) Dennison, (). 

John Whip]). Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Ap]>ointed from Corporal 

: died Jul\- 6, 1864, of wounds received , in action 

near Atlanta, Ca.; veteran. 

CORPORAL.S. 

Thomas W. Ford. Enrolled Oct. i, 1862. Appointed Corporal 

May 5, 1864; mustered out with company. 
Sanniel V. Hell. Enrolled Oct. i, 1862. Wounded April 16. 1864, 

in action: a]>pointed Cor])oral Jul\- 6, 1864; nnistered out 

with com])an\'. 
P'risby M. White. Enrolled Alarch 2><, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral Sept. 10, 1864; nnistered out with comj^any. 
Perry Oldfield. Enrolled Oct. 20, 1863. Appointed Cor])oral 

Se|)t. 10, 1864; nnistered out with company. 
Jonathan I. lireckbill. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Appointed Cor- 

])oial Dec. 28, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 
John Newcomer. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Appointed Cor])oral 

May 5, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 



COMPANY E. 151 

Levi Ritlcr. li^nrollcd ( )ct. i, 1862. xA-pix^inled Corporal June i. 
1865; nuislcrcd out with company. 

James L. Rankin. Enrolled Dec. 30, 1863. Appointed Corporal 
June 22, 1865; mustered out with company. 

Rohert Cairns. Enrolled Aug. 1, 1862. Appointed Corporal 

; mustered out May 29, 1865, near Washington, \j. C. 

George Marshall. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; mustered out Aug. 26. 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., 

on expiration of term of sei'\'ice. 

Benjamin E. Shearer. Enrolled July 27, 1861. On detached 
service Ian. 22, 1864, in 3d Division Pioneer Corps; mus- 
tered out , 1864, on expiration of term of service. 

PRIVATES. 

Archer, John. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 

August, Alexander. Enrolled Nov. 2, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Appleman, Mitchell H. Enrolled March 31, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Andrews, James.' Enrolled July 27, 18,61. Died Sept. 29. 1862, 
at Harper's Eerry, Va., of wounds received , in action. 

Allen. Edwin. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Killed May 28, 1863. in 
action at Vicksburg, Miss. 

Bird, Isaac N. Enrolled Dec. 2. 1863. Wounded Eeb. 5, 1864, 

in battle of Baker's Creek, Miss.; absent , in hospital at 

Philadelphia, Pa.; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of 
War Department. 

Boyd. John. Enrolled Eeb. 11, 1865. Substitute; never reported 
for dutv; no further record found. 

Beebe, Walter. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute; mustered out 
with company. 

Brobst, John. Enrolled July 27. 1861. On detached duty , 

at headcjuarters of ist Brigade. 4th Division 17th Army 
Corps; mustered out July 20. 1865. by order of War Depart- 
ment; veteran. 

Baughman, Abram J. Enrolled Dec. 19, 1863. Discharged Aug. 
29, 1864, at Cleveland, O., on Surgeon's certiiicate of disa- 
bility. 

Bias, James C. Enrolled May 14, 1864. Drafted. 

Baldwin, Harvey. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 



152 TIIIKTY-SKCOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

26, 1864, at Cliallanooga, Tcnn., on expiration of term of 

service. 
lUizzanl. Ludwcll C. I'jirollcd July 2/, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 

22, 1864, at Mast Tcjini. (ia., on exi)iiati()n oi term of service. 
I'lackstone, William. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Discharg-ed Oct. 

(;, 1862, on Suri^eon's certificate of disability. 
lUi/.zard, Martin N. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Dischari^ed Jan. 

18. 1863, on Surc^eon's certificate of disability. 
Cassel. John, r^nmlled July 2y, 1861. Mustered out with coni- 

pan\-; veteran, 
(."urren, Tiniolhy. h^nrolied July 2/, 1861. Mustered out with 

coni])any ; veteran, 
("aims, Richard. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Mustered out with 

comjKinv. 
Coleman. William. Enrolled Dec. 3. 1863. A])sent. sick Jan. i, 

1865, in hospital, Xew York Harbor; mustered out July 20, 

1865, by order of War Department. 
Carson, John R. Enrollel March 26, 1864. ■Mustered out with 

company. 
Cleveland, Silas H. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1864. Mustered out Avith 

company. 
Conomic, Dominic. Enrolled Jan. 26, 1865. Substitu'e; mus- 
tered out with company. 
Curran, Allen, l^nrolled Oct. i. 1864. Drafted: dischari^ed May 

15, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Calhoun, Noble P. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Detached Oct. 12, 

1863, as Teamster at 17th Army Corps Headquarters; mus- 
tered out , to date Aug. 26, 1864. on expiration of term of 

service. 

Cairns, John. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 

1864, at Chattanooga. Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 
Carrothers, John C. Enrolled July 2"/, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 

26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 

service. 
Conklin, Hiram H. Enrolled July 2^, 1861. Discharged Jan. 12, 

1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Colley, Isaac. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Died Nov. 9. 1861, at 

Cheat Mountain, W. \'a. 
Christwell, George W. Enrolled July 27, 1861. 
Dausey, Albert. Enrolled April 11, 1864. Mustered out May 8, 

1865, at hospital, New York Harbor, on Surgeon's certificate 



COMPANY E. 153 

of disability. 

Eddy, John. Enrolled Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Edwards, John B. Enrolled Dec. 13, 1863. Mustered out June 
7, 1865, at hospital, Pliiladelphia, Pa., by order of War De- 
partment. 

Erisman, Samuel D. Enrolled Nov. 2, 1863. Died Sept. 3, 1864, 
near Jonesboro, Ga. 

Friend, George. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Fox, James K. P. Enrolled March 25, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Furl, David. Enrolled Aug. 12, 1862. Discharged May 15, 1865, 
by order of War Department. 

Fugate, Addison R. C. Enrolled 'July 27, 1861. Mustered out 
Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term 
of service. 

Fleming, Charles. Enrolled July zj. 1861. Reduced from Musi- 
cian ; discharged Jan. 26, 1863, on Surgeon's certificate 

of disability. 

Fogel, John C. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Reduced from Sergeant 
; discharged May 9, 1862. at Washington, D. C. 

Graff, John K. Enrolled Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Guy, Martin W. Enrolled Feb. 14. 1865. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Grauer, Rhenus. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Died , of wounds 

received F'eb. 14, 1865, in action near Orangeburg, S. C; 
veteran. 

Gamble, Alexander. Enrolled Dec. 10, 1863. Died Dec. 25, 1864, 
at Annapolis, Md. 

Gibbs, Elon G. Enrolled Aug. 24, 1861. Transfeired from Co. D 
Sept. I, 1861 : no further record found. 

Gribbin, George W. Enrolled July 27, 1861. 

Hudnut, William. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Hudnut, Peter. Enrolled July 27. 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Hamilton, John A. Enrolled Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Hersh, Leonard. Enrolled July ly, 1861. 



154 THIKTV-SKCOND KKGIMI'NT (). V. I. 

Ilcrsli, jacol). Enrolkd I'\'l). lo, 1864. Mustered out witli the 
CDinpany. 
Iciuicrson. John, luirdlled Jan. 30, 1865. Siil)stitute ; never re- 
ported ft)r duty; no further record found, 
larrin^ton. Leonard I'.. iMirolled Sept. 26, 1864. Drafted; dis- 

eliarj^ed May 15, 1865. by order of War Department, 
liesland, William II. I^nrolled |ul\ 27, 1861. Discharged Ian. 

26. 1863. 
luffman, Isaac !'>. I'juoUed July ly , 1861. Died ( )ct. 6. 1862, of 

wounds received Sept. , 1862. at Harper's h'erry. \'a. 

enkins. Sanmel. I-jirolled Jan. 22, 1865. Substitute; nmstered 

out with com])anv. 
ackson. Samuel V. Enrolled March 21, 1864. Died Xov. 16, 
1864, at Atlanta. Ga. 

ja(|ues, Matthew. P^nrolled jidy ly , 1861. Mustered out Aui^- 
26, 1864, at Chattanooi^a, Tenn., on ex])iration of term of 
service. 

Jafiues. Jesse. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864. at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of serv- 
ice. 

Johns, Harrison. Enrolled July 27. 1861. Mustered out Sept. 15, 
1864, near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Johnson, Erederick E. Enrolled July ly, 1861. Died May I, 
1863, at Mem])his, Tenn. 

Ivetterman, Josiah G. Enrolled Jan. 5, 1862. 

Leiter, David. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Wounded June 4, 1863, 

in action , at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; mustered out 

July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Lovett, Aaron. Enrolled July ly, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Lilly, Hyron. Enrolled Jan. 18, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Louznay, jolui. bjirolled h\d). 15, 1865. Substitute; nmstered 
out with company. 

Land), Charles E. Enrolled Jan. 26. 1865. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Lime, Amos. Enrolled Vah. 26, 1864. Discharged Aug. 10, 1864, 
on Surgeon's certificate of disabilitv. 

Land)right. Jonathan. Ejirolled July 27, 1861. Died , of 

wounds received July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, (ia.; vet- 
eran. 



COMPANY E. 155 

Lahman, Jacob. Enrolled July zy, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Lindley, Ephraim. Enrolled July 27. 1861. Mustered out Aug. 
26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 
service. 

Lambert, Jacob. Enrolled March 5, 1862. 

Moser, Clark. Enrolled March 18, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

McKinney, William. Enrolled March 21, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

McManus, Charles E. Enrolled Jan. 24, 1865. Sul)stitute. 

Miller, Calvin C. Enrolled Oct.' 19, 1864. Drafted. 

Morton, James. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1865. Drafted: never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Morris, John. Enrolled b'eb. 25, 1864. Discharged , at hos- 
pital,' Camp Dennison, C)., by order of War Department. 

Marks, Abraham. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. On detached service 
Oct. 10, 1863, in 3d Division Pioneer Corps; killed Julv 22, 
1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. 

Mofifit, Albert B. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term Of service. 

Mof^it, Thomas H. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 
26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 
service. 

Mitchell, James. Em-ollcd July 27, 1861. Discliarged Aug. 28 
1861, by civil authority. 

Moore, Albert R. Enrolled July 2-], 1861. Discharged Sept. 10 
1 86 1, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Marshal, David EI. Enrolled July 2-], 1861. Discharged Dec. 7 
1 86 1, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

McKinney, Jacob C. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Died Eeb. 5. 1863 

Nelson, Joseph C. S. Enrolled Dec. 24, 1863. Wounded 

1864, in action; mustered out with company. 

Nutter, David. Enrolled Dec. 17, 1863. Died Sept. 16, 1864, in 
hospital, at Rome, Ga. 

O'Shaughnessy, Michael. Enrolled July 2-], 1861. Captured 
March 2^, 1865, at Swan Hill, N. C; paroled April 23, 1865; 
returned to company May 19, 1865; mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 

Oldfield, William. Enrolled Nov. 2. 1863. Died Sept. 2. 1864, 
in hospital at Rome, Ga. 



15h TIIIK'TV-Sl^COND REOTMKNTO. V. I. 

()\\c'ii, Martin (i. I'^nrollcd July ly, 1861. Discharged Dec. i, 
iS()i, on Surgeon's certiticale of disability. 

()l)erlin, William, l^nrolled July zy , 1861. A])|)ointed Corporal 

; reduced ; discharged April 23, 1863, for wounds 

received May 8. 1862, in battle of .McDowell, Va. 

Tost. James M. MnrolKd July zj , 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on e.\])iratit)n of term of service. 

Post, josephus. ICnrolled July 27, 1861. Reduced from Coqjoral 
, on detached service, Aug. i. 1863, in 3(1 Division Ambu- 
lance Corps: nuistercd out , to date Aug. 26, i8()4, b\ 

order of War Department. 

Pensinger, John. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 

1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn.. on expiration of term of service. 
Patterson, Michael M. Enrolled July ly, 1861. Dischargxnl Aug. 

28, 1 86 1, by civil authority. 

Korick, Adam. hLnrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Kluie, Ceorge. Enrolled July zy , 1861. Transferred to 12th ()hio 
r>attery May 30, 1862. 

Ridenour, Charles N. Enrolled Dec. 8, 1863. Mustered t)ut with 
company. 

Rorick, Jesse. Enrolledh\'b. 10, 1864. Mustered out July 20, 

1865, by order of War Department. 

Rourke, Thomas. Enrolled A])ril 21, 1864. Mustered out with 
companv. 

Rouzcr, Cassius M. Enrolled Aug. 26. 1864. Drafted; dis- 
charge May 15, 1865, 'jy order of War Dej^artment. 

Ridenour, Ephraim E. Enrolled Oct. 24, 1863. Died Aug. 2, 
1864, of wounds received julv 21, 1864 in action near Atlanta. 
Ga. 

Ralston. Smith R. Enrolled July zy, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 
26, 1864. at Chattanooga, Tenn., on cxjiiration of term of 
service. 

Rellihen. John. Enrolled July zy, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of ser- 
vice. 

SchafTer, Nathan. Enrolled Jan. 15. 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Salisbury. Sanuiel R. Enrolled July 27. 1861. Mu.stered out with 
company. 

Soverns, Lyman W. Enrolled May 21, 1864. 



COMPANY E. 157 

Sullivan, John. Enrolled Dec. ii, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Sullivan, John. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Died , at Memphis, 

Tenn. 

Stephens, George N. Enrolled July 2y, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Slattery, John. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Shafer, Allen. Enrolled April 14, 1864. Absent ; nuistered 

out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Snyder, John. Enrolled March 3, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Stepleton, William. Enrolled Jan. 5, 1865. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Stevens, Albert P. Enrolled Jan. 13, 1865. Mustered out with 
company. 

Spencer, Wayne. Enrolled Feb. 3, 1865. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Smith, Jonas. Enrolled Feb. 3, 1865. Substitute; nuistered out 
with company. 

Stone, Thomas. Enrolled Jan. 25, 1865. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Smith, George. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute; nuistered 
out with company. 

Spurgeon, Elias. Enrolled Nov. 6, 1864. Drafted; died March 
30, 1865, in McDougall Hospital, New York. 

Spring, Mortimer B. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Discharged Sept. 
10, 1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Shore, William. Enrolled July 2^, 1861. Discharged Dec. 7, 

1 861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Stevens, James O. Enrolled July 2.y, 1861. Discharged Oct. 12, 

1862, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Stevens, Alfred S. Enrolled July 2^, 1861. Discharged July 25, 

1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Spaulding, Zadok. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Discharged Jan. 25, 

1862, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Stanton, Lafayette. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. G 

Sept. I, 1861. 
Schamp, Peter O. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Died December 15, 

1 861, at Cheat Mountain, W. Va. 
Shiftier, William K. Enrolled July 27, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 



158 TIIIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

22, 1864, at East Point, Ga.. on cxjiiration of terni of service. 
StLMnnicl, F\T(linand. l^nrolled Sept. 10, 1861. Transferred to 

-Medical Department Oct. i, 1862. 
Thrush. David. Enrolled Oct. i. 1862. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 
Thompson, Joseph. I-lnrolled Jan. 11, 1865. 
Tnttle, Asa C. I'Jirolled July 2y, 1861. Discharocd ( )ct. 30, 1861, 

on Sur^jfeon's certificate oi disability. 
Turner, Alexander 11. h^nrolled July 2y, 1861. Wounded May 

16, 1863, in ])aUle of Champion Ilills. Miss.; transferred to 

\'eteran Iveserve Corps Sept. 15, 1863. 
Trimble, Ebenezer 1\. h'nrolled July 2/, 1861. Died April 7, 

1862, at Cheat Mountain, W. \'a. 
W oldorl, Sanniel. h'nroUed Jul\' 2y, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Welsh, John. Enrolled Marcli 17. 1864. Mustered out with 

coiupany. 
Weiser, Philip. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1864. Mustered out Aug'. 9, 

1865, at Washino^ton, 1). C. 
West, Andrew. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1865. Substitute; never re- 

pc^rted for duty; no further record found. 
Warren, James. Enrolled ( )ct. 12. 1864. Substitute; nmstered 

out with company. 
\\ illianis, Ccjrvdon. Enrolled Avi^. I, 1862. Discharged May 15, 

1865, ])y order of W^ar De])artment. 
Wintcm, Horace. Enrolled h\>b. 26, 1864. Died Sept. 2T, 1864, 

at Rome, Ca. 
Wagner, Peter S. Enrolled Feb. 20, 1864. Died , of 

wounds receivefl July 21, 1864, in action near Atlanta, Ga. 
Yarger, Daniel, b^nrolled Nov. 2, 1863. Mustered out with com- 

l)any. 
Zediker. John. I^nrolled jidy 2y, 1861. 

jerry Andrews. Enrolled Se])t. i, 1863. Colored under-cook; 

captured July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. 

[(^shua Strothers. Enrolled Se]it. i, 1863. Colored imder-cook; 

n.nistered oiU with coni|)any. 

William Smith. Enrolled .'\ug. i. 1863. Colored tmder-cook; 

mustered out with com]>any. 

Thomas \ auglm. lun-olled .Sept. I, 1863. Colored imder-cgok. 



COMPANY F, 

Number 1. 



This company was mustered in Aug-ust 30, 1861, at Camp 
Hartley, Ohio, by John R. Edie, Major 15th Infantry, U. S. 
A. ; was permanently detached Dec. 22, 1863, and was there- 
after known as the 

Twenty-Sixth Independent Battery, Ohio 
Light Artillery. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY R 



CAPTAINS. 

Benjamin F. Potts. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1861. Promoted to Lieut. 
Colonel Nov. 21, 1862. 

Theobold D. Yost. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1862. Promoted to 2d 
Lieutenant from Sergeant Feb. 8, 1862; ist Lieutenant 
March 13, 1862; Captain Nov. 21, 1862; transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

Charles C. Brandt. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1861. Resigned March 29, 

1862. 
Levi J. Cox. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Promoted to 2d Lieutenant 

from Sergeant April 5, 1862; ist Lieutenant June 15. 1862; 

wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.; 



K)0 THIKTY-SKCOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

transforri'd to 26tli I ndcpriKKMil liattcTN' ( ). L. A. IX-c. 22, 
1863. 

SECOND IJEUTENANTvS. 

James M. Leith. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1861. Rcsigiied Oct. 15, 1861. 
Omer S. Lee. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Transferred from Co. A 

July I, 1862, as Surgeon; ])romote(l to 2(1 Lieutenant Aug. 

20. 1862; transferred to 26tli Independent i'.atterv O. L. A. 

Dec. 22, 1863. 

I'iKST skkc.}<;ant. 

Jackson Swearinger. Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Transferred to 
26tli Independent I'.atterv (). L. A. Dec. 22. 1863. 

SEKC^KANTS. 

Levi V'anfossen. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged March 12, 

1862, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Theodore Criss. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Appointed from Cor- 
poral Sept. 5, 1862; transferred to 26th Independent Battery 
O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Lyman H. Milner. Enrolled Sept. 7, 1861. Mustered as private; 

appointed Sergeant ; transferred to 26th Lidependent 

Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

COKPOKALS. 

IJenjamin E. Hart. Em-olled Aug. 15. 1861. Appointed Cor- 

I)(jral ; transferred to 26th Independent Ijattery O. L. A. 

Dec. 22, 1863. 

Abel Lee. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent liattery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

George H. Ebersole. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Drowned May i, 

1863, off steamer Horizon, while on duty as engineer. 

John C. Hampsden. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery (). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Thomas McMillen. h!nrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral — — ; died June 15, 1862, at Eranklin, \'a., of wounds 
received , in action. 

Owen Burgett. h'nrolled Aug. 15, i86r. Appointed Corporal 

; transferred to 26th Independent Battery O. L. A. 

Dec. 22, 1863. 



COMPANY F. 161 

MUSICIANS. 

John E. Kitzmiller. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

John H. Roby. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

TEAMSTER. 

William Haas. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863, as William Hause. 

PRIVATES. 

Abel, Christopher. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 

A . 

Boorz, Alpheus. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Barton, Commodore P. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 

26th Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Bhthe, John C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 
Balentine, Thomas. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died July 2, 1862, 

at Middleton, Va. 
Crawford, Arthur. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 

A Sept. I, 1 861. 
Clark, Richard G. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged March 

24, 1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Cummings, Oliver. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Aug. 7, 1862, 

at Vicksburg, Miss. 
Curry, Jesse. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Clark, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Killed Dec. 13, 1861, 

in battle of Camp Alleghany, W. Va. 
Casey, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Batterv' O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Carpenter, Thomas W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged 

Nov. 14, 1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Chain, Henr)^ Enrolled Aug. 25, 1861. Transferred to Co. A 



Clark, Samuel. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Shaddock, David C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred from 

Co. K . to 26th Independent Batterv O. L. A. Dec. 22, 

1863. 



162 THIKTY-SECOND REGIMKNT O. V. I. 

C"ul|). ("iC()ri;e. ["jirnllcd Aii;^-. 15. 1861. Transl'trri'd t(3 Co. A 

Craw t'ortl, ko'hcrt. l-jirolkd Aui,^ 15, i8()i. I'ransf erred to Co. 

A Sept. I, 1 86 1, 
Canipl)cll, Daniel. Enrolled Auj:^. 15. 1861. Transferred to 26th 

[n<lcpcndent r.attery (). L. A. Dec. 22. 1863. 
Carnts, Malilon. luirolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26111 

IndeixMident liattery ( ). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Carnahan, Geori^e. Fun-oiled Jidy i, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

ln(Ie]:)cndent liaUery ( ). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
l)a\is, ueor^e 1'. l-'.nrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Discharged ( )cl. 17, 

1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Donaldson, Thomas. F.n rolled Aug-. 15, r86i. Died |ulv 2. 1862, 

at Middletown, \'a. 
Dick, Daniel. Enrolled Aug^. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent P.attery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Duke, Thomas. ICnrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent l)attery CJ. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Duke, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Dorrcnce. William Cj. Enrolled July i. 1862. Transferred to 

26th Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Dennis, John W. Enrolled Aug. 28, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery (). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Ewers, Daniel R. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Transferred from Co. 

C Sept. I, 1862; to 26th Independent Battery (J. L. A. Dec. 

22, 1863. 
k^isher, Johnson. Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Transferred to 26tli 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Fisher, Thomas. Enrolled July 12, 1861. Transferred from Co. 

A Sept. I, 1862. 
Frank, Frederick. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

Independent IJattcry (). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
(Jill, Anson. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent Battery (). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
(jlenn, James. Enrolled Dec. 18, 1862. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Gilson, Richard. Enrolled Nov. 13, 1863. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Gilson. Calvin M. Enrolled Nov. 13, 1863. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 



COMPANY F. 163 

Higgins, Barney. Enrolled Ang. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 

A Jan. I, 1862. 
Haney, Linn. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Sept. 2, 1863, in 

hospital, at Keokuk, la. 
Huston, Thonias W. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Huston, John. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
[ones, Lvman L. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 3d 

O. V. I. Oct. I, 1861. 
Kerper, \'al N. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 

A . 

Kirkpatrick. Robert. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery (). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Kirkpatrick, Thomas. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Uattery O. L. A. Dec. 22. 1863. 
Lipsey, Abraham. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Feb. 14, 1862, 

of wounds received , in battle. 

Eambright, William. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th 

Independent l>attery C). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Marshal, Abram. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 18, 

1861. 
McFadden, Holmes. Enrolled Aug. 15, t86i. Transferred to 

Co. A . 

Morrow, Robert. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery (). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Morrow, Elliott. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Murfin, Nathaniel. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Oct. 20, 1863, 

at Vicksburg, Miss. 
Manful, Stephen. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 

A- . 

Myers, Robert. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged May 22, 

1862, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Moore. William P. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
Myers, Sylvester. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 

Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 
McCormick, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 

15, 1861, at Camp Dennison, O. 
Melza, Emile. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. Transferred from Co. A 

Sept. I, 1862. 



164 TIIIKTV-SICCONI) KI'X'.IMKNT O. V. I. 

McLaughlin, (icorge W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged 
Sept. 22. 1 861. on Surgeon'.s ccrtiticatc f)f disability. 

Murfin, Amos. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Batter^' O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

McClellan, Samuel. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 
A Sept. I, 1 861. 

Martin. James. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 26th In- 
pendent Battery C). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

McCormick, George W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred 

from Co. K , to 2r)th Independent I'attery (). L. A. Dec. 

22, 1863. 

McjMahon. Michael. Enrolled March i, 1862. Transferred to 
26th Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

McCort. Hugh. Enrolled jul\- i. 1862. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Batter)- ( ). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

l*yle, ( ieorge W. Enrolled March i. 1862. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Potts, David R. Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Promoted to Com. 
Sergeant . 

Runion. William C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 
26th Independent I'attery ( ). L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Ralston, John. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 22, 
1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Rash, Lewis. Enrolled Aug". 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th Inde- 
pendent Batter}^ O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Rue, Ross. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transfen-ed to 26th Inde- 
pendent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Rogers, John. Enrolled Avig. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
pendent liatter}- O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Russell, Matthew C. Enrolled Sept. 7, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Runyon, Charles W. Enrolled July T2, 1861. Transferred from 
Co. A Dec. I, 1861. 

.Sharj), W'illiani. h^nrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Snowdtn, Richard. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Saltsman, George W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 
22, 1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Sefort, Henry. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 



COMPANY F. 165 

Sharp, Robert C. Enrolled Nov. 13, 1863. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Snively, Henry H. Enrolled Sept. 20, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Twiss, Hillery. Enrolled Aug". 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
pendent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Toben, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Toben. Elijah. Enrolled Aug-. 15, 1861. Died Dec. 24, 1861, at 
Beverly, W. Va. 

Thompson, Robert (i. pjirolled Au,q'. 15, 1861. Transferred to 
Co. A Sept. I, 1 86 1. 

Twaddle, William. Enrolled July i. 1862. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

\'anfossen, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Nov. 11, 1861, 
at Cheat Mountain Sunnnit, Va. 

\'anfossen, David. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. 
A . (See Corporal.) 

\'anstronder, Volney. Enrolled July i, 1862. Transferred to 
26th Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

V'enable, Joel. Enrolled Sept. 12, 1864. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Weltz, Felix. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 21, 
1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Watson, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died June 13, 1862, 
at Strasburg, Va. 

Wiles, David. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Feb. 28, 
, at Beverly, W. Va. 

Weaver, Emanuel. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

W'alters, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Wallace, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Wagoner, George. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Oct. 
15, 1862, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

White, John. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred from Co. K 
; to 26th Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Whittaker, Lewis. Enrolled Sept. 9, 1862. Transferred to 26th 
Independent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Zerby, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 26th In- 
dependent Battery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 



166 



TlIIl\'TV-Si;C()NI) KKGIMENT, O. V. I. 



f'jios r.ell. Enrolled Sept. 4, 1863. Colored uiidcr-cook; trans- 
ferred to 26th Independent I'attery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 1863. 

Alfred Powers. Enrolled Se])t. 4, 1863. Colored under-cook. 
Transferred to 2()tli independent Uatterv C). L. A. Dec. 22, 
1863. 

Ilenjaniin Scott. Enrolled Sept. 4. 1863. Colored under-cook; 

transferred to 26tli lude])endent r>attcrv O. L. A. Dec. 22, 

1863. 
iVatiianiel Thomas. I'jn-olled Scjit. 4, 1863. Colored under-cook; 

transferred to 26th lnde])endent liattery O. L. A. Dec. 22, 

1863. 




COMPANY F, 

Number 2. 



BY DWIGHT WEBB. 

In writing- the history of this company, the surviving 
members, as well as the balance of the reg^iment still alive, 
will readily understand the brevity necessary in the history 
of this org"anization. No doubt the compiler of the regimen- 
tal history will explain this, but I think a few remarks in 
connection with this company history will not be out of place. 

In the campaig^n around Vicksburg, under General Grant, 
all the members of the regiment that took part will never 
forget the eng-agement of Champion Hill, on May 16th, 1863. 
On that day the regiment was ordered by General Log^an to 
charg-e a rebel battery that was on our extreme rig-ht, which 
was doing great damag-e to General Hovey's troops, who 
were so pressed that it threw their line in such shape that it 
g-ave this battery an enfilading- tire, and consequently was 
doing- much damage. 

The Thirty-second will never forg-et that charge. We 
took the guns and men complete, and more. We charged 
be^'ond the battery and took many prisoners. There were six 
guns in this battery, and g-ood ones, and the writer of this 
has been in correspondence with the commander of the bat- 
tery, who claims it the neatest piece of work he saw during- 
his four years in the Confederate service. 

The orig^inal Company F being- somewhat acquainted 
with artillery, and on enlistment having- been promised that 
arm of the service, was at once detailed to take charge of 



168 TIIIKTV-SECOND KKf.IMKNT, O. V. I. 

this ]>aUorv, and on I)econil)er 22, 1863, was permanently 
transferred to the artillcrv, by an order of the Secretary of 
War, and was thereafter known as the Twenty-sixth Inde- 
pendent Battery Ohio Lig-ht Artillery. 

This left a vacancy of one company in the regiment, antl 
on January 25, 1S()4, at Vicksburg, Miss., Lieutenants Boyd 
and Moyer and Sergeant D. Webb, were detailed and sent 
north to recruit a company to till the vacancy. This they did 
in the months of February and March, and at Cairo, Ills., in 
April, 1864, the men were mustered into the service by Lieu- 
tenant Wise, of the Thirty-second Ohio. 

This new company, mostly raw recruits, being placed in 
an old veteran regiment, was supposed by the older compa- 
nies to be inferior; but these new men had an advantag-e over 
men in a new regiment, by hastily taking advantage of the 
experience of the veterans; and by the time the regiment got 
back to active work (having been on their veteran furlough, 
this new Compan}' F were equal in all respects to any compa- 
ny in the regiment, marching, doing camp and picket duty, 
and fighting in all the battles and sieg-es that the regiment 
participated in, from Big Shanty, Georgia, to the close of the 
war. This Company F engaged in the battles of Kenesaw 
mountain, assault of the same, Nickajack creek, Peachtree 
creek, Atlanta, Ga., July 22d, siege and capture of Atlanta, 
on Sherman's march to the sea. Savannah, Fa3^etteville, 
and Bentonville. 

Though the men of this company were new they under- 
stood the advantage of protecting themselves in a battle by 
cover as well as the veterans. Through the numerous bat- 
tles enumerated above, the company proved to be very fortu- 
nate, as their loss was only three killed, and ten died from 
wounds and other causes, during their fifteen months of ac- 




Brigadier General Benjamin F. Potts. 



COMPANY F. 169 

live campaigning-, from April, 1864, to their muster out July 
20th, 1895. 

Much could be written of Company F that would be of 
interest to the company, but the committee having- charge of 
the publication of the history decided on a reg-imental history 
to av^oid too much repetition of the same events b}' each com- 
pany ; therefore I leave the balance of the history to be told 
by the reg-imental historian, as the service of the company in 
all the eng-ag-emcnts was similar to the other companies. 

The writer, however, will take the liberty of stating- that 
having- served in Company B of the Thirty-second, as g-ood a 
company of men as ever carried muskets, and having- the 
honor of commanding- Company F, that this company was the 
equal in effective campaig-ning- of any company in the regi- 
ment. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY F. 

NUMBKK 2. 



FIKST LIEUTENANTS. 

William Wise. Knrolk'd Nov. It), 1S(>3. Transferred from 
Co. E April 25, lSf)4 ; to Co. E June 11, 1864. 

David H. Lee. Enrolled June 12, 1861. Transferred from 
Co. A June 10, 1864 ; detailed Aug-ust 8, 1864, as Aid-de- 
camp on (ieneral CilTs staff ; killed Oct. 27, 1864, i)v 
i>'uerrillas on the Coosa river. 

Dwis^ht Webb. Enrolled Aug". *), 18f)l. Promoted from 2nd 
Lieutenant Co. (t Oct. 12, 1864 ; promoted to captain July 
IS, ]S((5, but not mustered ; musteretl out vi'ith company. 

SECOND LIEUTENANT. 

Benjamin P^. Harris. Appointed Sergeant April 25, 1865 ; 1st 
Serg-eant Dec. 9, 1864; promoted to 2d Lieutenant May 

18, 1865 ; mustered out with company. 

FIRST SERGEANT. 

Samuel Dodd. Enrolled Feb. 9, 1864. Appointed Corporal 
April 25. 1864; Sergeant May 1, 1864; 1st Sergeant May 
22, 1865 ; mustered out witli companv. 

SERGEANTS. 

Randolph C. Marsh. Enrolled Feb. 27, 1864. Appointed 
Corporal June 10, 1864; Sergeant July 8, 1864 ; mustered 
out with company. 

Francis Coolidge. Enrolled Feb. 29, 1864. Apjtointed Corpor- 
al June 10, 1864; Sergeant Sept. 7, 18()4; mustered out 
with company. 

William J. Harbert. Enrolled Feb. 29, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
I)oral April 25, 18()4 ; Sergeant Jan. 21, 18()5 ; mustered 
out with compan}'. 



COMPANY F, 171 

Stephen Pyers. Enrolled Feb. 27, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral April 25, 1864 ; Sergeant June 18, 1865 ; mustered 
out with company. 

Charles D. Eoff. Enrolled March 1, 1862. Transferred from 
Co. G and appointed 1st Sergeant, April 18, 1864; re- 
duced to Sergeant ; promoted to Sergt. Major Dec. 29, 
1864. 

Lester M. Holjcross. Enrolled Aug. 6, 1S61. Appointed 
from private Co. B April 18, 1864 ; died Aug. 2, 1864, in 
4th Division Hospital. 

CORPORALS. 

Benjamin F. Bowdre. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Appointed 
Corporal Sept. 20, 1864 ; absent , on furlough ; mus- 
tered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

John Starkey. Enrolled March 5, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral Aug. 1, 18()4 ; mustered out with company. 

Cassius M. Jolley. Enrolled Feb. 27, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral July 8, 18h4 ; detached Jan. 15, 1865, in Brigade 
Band ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 
partment. 

John J. Simpson. Enrolled Feb. 25, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral July 8, 18()4 ; prisoner of war Aug. 25, 1864; no 
further record found. 

Alvin Porter. Enrolled March 25, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral Sept. 7, 1864 ; discharged June 20, 1865, by order of 
War Department. 

John Rowan. Enroled Feb. 29, 1864. Appointed Corporal 
June 18, 1865; mustered out with company. 

Frank C. Gastienger. Enrolled Feb. 22, 1864. Appointed 
Corporal June 18, 18()5 ; mustered out with company. 

Flavins Diltz. Enrolled Feb. 1,1864. Appointed Corporal 
June 18, 18()5 ; mustered out with company. 

Chester Farnum. Enrolled March 2'), 1864. Appointed 
Corporal Jan. 21, 1865; discharged on surgeon's certifi- 
cate of disability. 

Joseph A. Hume. Enrolled Feb. 29, 1864. Appointed Cor- 
poral July 8, 1864 ; died Dec. 29, 1864, in rebel prison at 
Andersonville, Ga. 



172 THIKTV-SKCONI) KIU'.IMKNT O. V. I. 

I'KIVATKS. 

Adrian, Mordociii. Enrolled Sept. 2'), 1S()4. Drafted. 
Anderson, Wesley. Enrolled March 28, 1864. Discharg-ed 

March 14, 18(»5, by order of War Department. 
Binder, Matthias. Enrolled Feb. 5, 18f)4. Discharw-ed June 

1*>, 18()S, at Camp Chase, ()., by order of War Dejnirt- 

ment. 
Hurchnell, Jerry. ICnrolled Dee. !•>, 18()4. Substitute ; mus- 
tered out with compan3\ 
Brown, Anthony. Enrolled Feb. 2, 1865. Substitute. 
Clark, Andrew H. Enrolled Nov. 26, 1863. Caj^tured Aug-. 

2(), 18(>4 in action near Atlanta, (xa. No further record 

found. 
Close, Joseph S. Enrolled Feb. 2*), 18(>4. Mustered out with 

company. 
Cottrell, Elam. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 
Curtis, Julius. Enrolled Dec. 16, 1864. Substitute ; dis- 
charged July IS, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Chamberlain, Jacob B. Enrolled Feb. 29, 1864. Died Aug. 

18, 1864 in hospital at Marietta, Ga., of wounds received 

Aug. 6, 1864, in action. 
Christy, John. Enrolled Feb. 17, 1864. Died Sept. 21, 1864, 

in hospital at Marietta, Ga. 
Dodson, Chas. H. Enrolled Feb. 25, 1864. Mustered out 

with company. 
Dodg-e, William A. Enrolled April 16, 1864. Mustered out 

with company. 
Drew, Jerry. Enrolled Jan. 15, 18(j4. Transferred from Co. 

B Ajpril 26, 1864 ; absent, sick ; mustered out by order of 

War Department. 
Davis, Ai. Enrolled March 29, 18<)4. Died March 20, 1865, 

at home. 
Diltz, Nathan. Enrolled Feb. (., 1864. Died Aug-. 23, 1864, 

in 17th Army Corps Hospital, Marietta, Ga. 
Edgecomb, Lewis A. Enrolled Feb. 26, 1864. Killed July 

21, 1864, in action near Atlanta, Ga. 
Edwards, William. Enrolled Aug-. 27, 1864. Discharged 

xMav 29, 1865, by order of War Department. 



COMPANY F. 173 

Farnum, Henry. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Absent on fur- 
lough ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 
partment, 

Fag-ain, James. Enrolled Jan. 20, 1865. Substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Filler, Davidson. Enrolled March 30, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Foos, Casper. Enrolled Nov, 15, 1864. Drafted ; mustered 
out with company. 

Frack, Lewis. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Friedley, John J. Enrolled Feb. 28, 1865. Substitute ; dis- 
charg-ed July 17, 1865 by order of War Department. 

Gallag-her, Thomas. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1864. Appointed 
Corporal July 8, 1864; Serg-eant Aug-. I, 1864; reduced 
to ranks Sept. 8, 1864 ; mustered out with company. 

Gressing-er, Daniel. Enrolled Feb. 26, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Gray, James J. Enrolled March 30, 1864. Mustered out 
May 27, 1865, at Camp Dennison, by order of War De- 
partment. 

Harrod, Simon. Enrolled March 12, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Heater, Samuel. Enrolled Feb. 17, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Hubbard, John H. Enrolled Feb. 28, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Hamilton, John E- Enrolled Feb. 3, 1865. Substitute ; mus- 
tered put with the company. 

Hilbert, Augustus H. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted ; 
discharged Aug. 2, 1870, at Detroit, Mich., to date July 
20, 1865. 

Hord, Andrew J. Enrolled March 25, 1864. 

Hanson, George. Enrolled Feb. 8, 1865. Substitute. 

Hoy, Henry. Enrolled Nov. 23, 1864. Drafted. 

Irelan, Gilbert. Enrolled Sept. 23, 1864. Drafted ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Junkins, Lewis J. Enrolled Feb. 25, 1864. Absent, sick 



174 THIKTY-SECOND REGIMENT, O. V. I. 

June 15, 1864, at Big- Shanty, Oa. ; mustered out July 20, 
1865, by order War Department. 

Kelly, William. Enrolled Jan. 24, 1865. Substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Lyons, Georg-e. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Lawrence, John. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted. 

Lanning-, John M. Enrolled Feb. 10, 1864. Discharged June 
20, 1865, by order War Department. 

Murray, Michael. Enrolled Feb. 17, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

McMillen, Dougal. l^:nr()lled Feb. 29, 1864. Discharged 
June 30, 1865, by order War Department. 

McCall, Hugh. Enrolled Feb. 9, 1864. Mustered out with 
compan}-. 

Mcintosh, Charles. Enrolled March 31, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Miller, Frank. Enrolled Nov. 7, 1864. Substitute; mus- 
tered out with compan}', 

Monroe, John. Enrolled Feb. 17, 18()5. Substitute ; sent to 
general hospital at Louisville, Ky., June 15, 1865 ; mus- 
tered out July 20, 1865, by order War Department. 

Maloy, James. Enrolled P^eb, 16, 1865. Substitute ; never 
reported for duty ; no further record found. 

Mclntyre, Henry J. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Transferred 
from Co. B April 18, 1864 ; discharged July 4, 1864, on 
surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Myers, Hiram P. Enrolled March 9, 1864. Died Oct. 20, 
1864, at Atlanta, Ga. 

McGregor, Hugh. Enrolled Dec. 21, 1863. Transferred 
from Co. B April 26, 1864 ; died June 4, 1864, in Carver 
Hospital, Washington, D. C. 

Mason, George H. Enrolled March 28, 18()4. Substitute. 

Nowell, George B. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1864. Transferred 
from Co. B April 26, 1864 ; detached on secret service 
May 21, 1864 ; returned to company May 22, 1865 ; mus- 
tered out with com{)any. 

Nowell, John A. W. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Transferred 
from Co. B April 26, 1864 ; died Sept. 21, 1864, at Mari- 



COMPANY F. 175 

etta, Ga., of wounds received in action near Atlanta, Ga. 

Orris, William. Enrolled Jan. 31, 1865. Substitute ; died 
July 4, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. 

Pyers, Orville. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Absent on fur- 
lough ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order War Depart- 
ment. 

Parsons, Corring-ton. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Substitute ; 
mustered out with company. 

Plue Sylvester. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Proctor, Leander. Enrolled March 19, 1864. Discharg-ed 
Sept. 24, 1864, at Tod Barracks, Columbus, ()., on sur- 
g"eon's certificate of disability. 

Pimm, Benjamin F. Enrolled March 1, 1864. Discharged 
Jan. 10, 1865, by order War Department. 

Rounds, Reuben. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Substitute; dis- 
charged July 14, 1865, at Washington, D. C, by order 
War Department. 

Remington, Daniel. Enrolled Feb. 12, 1864. Mustered out 
with company. 

Rider, William. Enrolled Feb. 24, 1864 ; mustered out with 
company. 

Reed, John B. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Captured Aug. 25, 
1864, in action near Atlanta, Ga. No further record 
found. 

Rush, John A. Enrolled Jan. 30, 1865. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Rufif, Henrich. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Drafted ; never re- 
ported for duty. No further record found. 

Ross, Miller. Enrolled March 30, 1864. Died in hospital of 
wounds received Aug. 2, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. 

Rider, Charles. Enrolled Feb. 3, 1865. Substitute. 

Seymour, James H. Enrolled March 23, 1864 ; mustered out 
with campany. 

Sample, James K. P. Enrolled March 26, 1864 ; mustered 
out with company. 

Seiler, John F. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864 ; substitute ; dis- 
charged July 10, 1865, at general hospital, Louisville, 
Kentucky. 



176 THIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Steckel, Eli T. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Discharg-ed July 18, 
1865, at Camp Dennison, O. 

Swisher, William M. Enrolled Feb. 17, 1865; substitute; 
mustered out with company. 

Stevens, Ernest. Enrolled Sept. 22, 1864 ; drafted ; dis- 
charged May 29, 1865. 

Schurrel, John. Enrolled Feb. 23, 1864; died July 24, 1864, 
at Rome, Ga. 

Simpson, William J. Enrolled Feb. 1, 1864 ; wounded and 
captured July 22, 1S()4, at battle of Atlanta, Ga. ; died 
Aug. 19, 1S64, in rebel prison at Andersonville, Ga. 

Stanbaugh, Israel. Enrglled Jan. 30, 18(>5 ; substitute. 

Street, Georg-e B. Enrolled Jan. 23, 1865 ; substitute. 

Tilford, Robert E. Enrolled Feb. 29, 1864 ; mustered out 
with company. 

Terry, Julius C. Enrolled March 30, 1864 ; discharged May 
29, 1865, at Camp Dennison, O. 

White, Charles. Enrolled Feb. 10, 18()5.; substitute ; mus- 
tered out with compan}'. 

White, William. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865 ; substitute ; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Wooster, John. Enrolled March 7, 1864; mustered out with 
company. 

Wright, James. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1864. 

Wilson, William H. T. Enrolled Aug". 1, 1861 ; on muster- 
roll, but no further record found. 

Benjamin Burnej'. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864; colored under- 
cook ; absent July 19, 1865, in hospital at Louisville, 
Ky. ; mustered out July 20, 18()5, by order War Depart- 
ment. 

Alfred Powers. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1863; colored under-cook; 
absent, sick Dec. 18, 1864, at Vicksburg-, Miss. ; mustered 
out July 20, 1865, by order War Department. 



COMPANY G. 



BY WILLIAM T. DOLLISON. 

When it was discovered that the suppression of the rebelhon 
could not be accomplished before breakfast, and that the militia, 
which could not be called out for more than a few months, was 
insufBcient to restore the seceding States to the Union, Presi- 
dent Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for three hundred 
thousand men to be enlisted for three years, or during the war. 
It was at this time that William D. Hamilton, a young lawyer of 
Zanesville, O., calling to his assistance Albert J. Spaulding, also 
of Zanesville, who had just returned from a three-months' service 
as adjutant of the Fifteenth Ohio Volunteers, and Ulyssus West- 
brook, of Gratiot, O., began with great energy to recruit a com- 
pany to battle for the flag. Visiting villages mostly in Muskingum 
County, but drawing also from Perry and Licking, meetings were 
held, and in answer to the simple statement that the authority of 
the President had been set at naught by a portion of the country, 
and that the integrit}' of the L'nion was endangered, patriotic 
young men left schools, shops and farms to enlist in their coun- 
try's service. The fair grounds at Zanesville had been designated 
as a rendezvous under the name of Camp Goddard, and here, on 
the 3d day of August, 1861, the boys began to arrive, and by the 
13th of the same month a suf^cient number had arrived to begin 
an organization; an election of offtcers was held, which resulted 
as follows: Captain, William D. Hamilton; first lieutenant, 
Albert J. Spaulding; second lieutenant, Ulyssus Westbrook. A 
few days later a young man called on Capt. Hamilton and intro- 
duced himself as Sheldon Guthrie, a native of New Orleans, La., 
and a nephew of Air. Austin Guthrie, prominently known in busi- 
ness circles in Zanesville. Mr. Guthrie and his mother had come 



17S TIIIKTV-SKCOND KICGIMHNT O. V. I. 

iiorlli en tlic last slcaiiuT Iha', iiia(L' ihv whole trip helorc hostili- 
ties l)ci;an. 1 Ic stated that ho had long been a member of a mil- 
itary company in Xcw Orleans, nearly all of whose members had 
already entered the Confederate service, and said he desired to 
become a member of the company now being: organized in Camp 
Goddard. His name was enrolled and upon the complete organ- 
ization of the comi)any lie was ap])ointed first sergeant. W'in'le 
in this camp we received our uniforms and took oiu" iirst lessons in 
S(|ua(l (h-ill. Here we ex])erienced just enough of discipline to 
remind us that we were not our own masters, but that w c- had 
pledged our lives and services to our couutr\. ;uid that, for the 
time ])eing, iudixidual freedom was to ])c abridgei] b\ restraint. 
.^o gradually, liowever, did tlus ch.inge come to us that it caused 
no perceptible jar nor friction. 

After some delay this comi)anv was assigned to the Thirtv- 
sectjud Ohio and ordered to Manstield. where, in Cam]) iiartlctt. 
tliat regiment was being organized. We left Zanesville on the 
28th of August, and passing through Newark about noon, some 
kind-hearted persons gave us our dinner — a good Sfpiare meal — 
and we went on our way rej(Mcing. How little we realized the 
stern realities that lay before us. We were having a good time — 
a perpetual picnic — and my bunkmate. Henry Wilson, exclaimed 
somewhat jul)ilantly, "W ho wouldn't be a soldier!" Arrived at 
Camp iJartlc'tt, we were assigned our place in the line as Company 
G. Tents were issued to us, which we proceeded to pitch — 
awkwardly enough, to be sure. 1)ut with good-natured patience. 
We succeeded in placing tliem in moderately straight lines, though 
they did lean recklessly toward various points of the compass, and 
no two toward the .same point. It seemed a little more like sol- 
diering — this tented field — and we looked back on our sojourn in 
the Muskingum County fair grounds witli no little contempt. We 
were yet somewhat clannish, those coming from any particular 
neighborhood keeping togetiier. so each sf|uad had its tent. Al- 
though coming from adjoining counties and neighboring 
towns, there was a great deal of difference in the habits and daily 
life of these squads. In one tent Bible reading and quiet discus- 



COMPANY G. 179 

sion, and at times singing and prayer; in another card playing; 
in still others the time was passed in story, laugh and rollicking 
song, and as I write I seem to hear the voice of one whom the boys 
called "Mullock." ringing out full and clear as he sang: 

"In the days when I was iiard up, 
Not many years ago — " 

Then, too, I have a lively recollection of the noisy tliirteen from 
Roseville, with whom my lot was cast; who made night hideous 
with their howls, and so clearly suggested a menagerie that one 
morning we found in large charcoal letters on the side of the tent, 
this legend: "Wild-cat Den." It is somewhat remarkable that 
these lively "cats" stuck together during the war. proving their 
bravery on many battle fields, and all came howling home; and 
now. thirty years after the close of the war. twelve of them are 
alive and as noisy as ever. 

We were mustered into the United States service August 29. 
1861, to date from the ist of the same month; and to the drill and 
police duties which we were performing camp guard was added, 
and we began to take the second lesson that was to prepare us for 
the duties that lay beyond. To some the lesson was taught with 
a show of severity, while others were instructed mddlv. ( ^ne 
night I was on guard, and next to me was a Scotch laddie — the 
largest man in the company. The officer of the day was making 
the grand rounds about eleven o'clock at night, and 1 heard 
Scotty's challenge and the reply: 

"Halt! Who comes there?" 

"Officer of the day." 

Advance, officer of the day and give the countersign." 

I went as near as I could without leaving my beat, and lis- 
tened. The officer gave the countersign, but found some fault 
with the way in which Scotty had performed his duty, and said: 
"Let me take your gun and show you how to receive the counter- 
sign." 

Scotty knew he was not in the enemy's country, Init that he 
was playing soldier for the very purpose of being instructed, and. 



180 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

without a word, he handed his g-un t(J his instructor. The officer 
lectured him severely for allowinjj himself to be disarmed, and fin- 
ished by charging him to never give his gun to any one who 
might approach him while on guard. After the lecture the guard 
was duly instructed in the performance of his duties as a guard, 
and requested to try again. Scotty was somewhat rattled by this 
time, and made another blunder, wlien the of^cer impatiently 
said: 

"No; that's not right. Let me show you once more.'' 

Again the guard w-as disarmed and scolded; and. with the 
parting injunction to be more careful in the future, the majestic 
presence strode toward me. 1 think 1 halted him, and am under 
the impression that I demanded the countersign. Be that as it 
may, I presume he saw that I was too badly scared to profit by 
instiuction from him, so he let me down without a scolding. 

Our new life began to assume a sober reality it had not pos- 
sessed before — discipline was increased, point by point. Our ofifi- 
cers had been commissioned as elected, and by force of circum- 
stances we came to regard them as our superiors in rank and to 
respect and obey them accordingly. And yet it cannoa be said 
of any of our olificers that he abused the authority which we had 
given him. 

Men were needed at the front, and so, poorly armed and half 
equipped, we stacked arms on Cheat Mountain summit, W. \'a.. 
Sept. 25, 1861. On the march hither we were commanded by 
Lieutenant Spaulding, Capt. Hamilton having been called to the 
death-bed of his father just ])efore we left ( )hio. and in this deso- 
late region, where rain. nuul. cold waves and snow vied with each 
other in making the situation unpleasant. Lieut. Spaulding insisted 
on Sunday morning inspection, which he attended in white 
gloves; and woe to the man wh')se gun in any way marred the 
whiteness of those gloves. It was under these inspiring circum- 
stances that the company poet, who was known as Col. Coe among 
the bovs, wnjte the storv of 



COMPANY G. 181 



OUR JOURNEY. 



On the eig-hteenth of September, one brig-ht sunnj' morn, 

We left the town of Phillippi, desolate and torn ; 

Our hearts were rig-ht, our cause was just, we could no longer staj', 

And to the steeps of T/aurel Hill we quickly went out way. 

But first we passed throug-h Bealington, a lovely little town, 
Not far from which the Union force had put secession down ; 
And next we came to Beverly-, a place denounced by God, 
Where thirty rebel soldiers lie buried 'neath the sod. 

Not far from here a fight occurred of fame and much renown, 
When the blood of three hundred "secesh" stained the battle ground; 
And to the right just off the road, the old meeting house stands. 
Where they marched the rebel prisoners and bound them feet and 
hands. 

Next we came to Huttonville, a place of not much fame — 
Two houses and a blacksmith shop is all the place contains ; 
'Twas here we pitched our dirty tents and laid us down to dream. 
On the banks of Valley river, that clear and placid stream. 

Just thirty-six hours we remained on this luxurious plain. 
Then to Cheat mountain's rugged top resumed our march again ; 
Of all the places on this earth, there's none I do declare. 
That can surpass Cheat mountain top for misery and despair. 

During the fight at Greenbrier, October 3d, the regiment 
being on the "Gum road." Company G was sent out as an advance 
guard or picket. Capt. HamiUon having rejoined the company 
was in command. Selecting a strong position about a mile in 
advance of the regiment, the captain posted his men behind some 
•alien timber at the base of the mountain overlooking the road, 
and awaited with nervous anxiety the morning's dawn, feeling 
certain that it would brmg with it the tragedy of a great battle. 

Picket firing on the Staunton pike soon began, showing that 
our forces were advancing on that road, when one of the boys 
said in a stage whisper, "There they come!" and sure enough 
the forms of three men, who were, we had no doubt, the advance 
guard of a large body of rebels, were seen approaching us through 
the thick underbrush. "Make ready!" was the order passed along 
the line, and the captain stepped out in front, pistol in hand, and 
commanded, "Halt!" and advancing, ordered them to surrender, 



1S2 THIRTY-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

which tho\ (H(l without any parley w ht-n they saw tliat one hiin- 
(h-ed muskets were pointed at them with deadly aim. lieini^ sur- 
rounded and commanded to tell what reg'inient they belon<^ed to, 
they looked about them with a merry twinkle of the eyes and con- 
fessed that they were nioml)ers of the Ninth Indiana! 

\\ \ had passed from the sublime to the ridiculous at one 
stride, but we felt tliat it would be several days' march to get back 
a.qain. However, we held the "Gum road" until ten o'clock 
A. M.. wlien we were relieved and ordered to join our command. 
The next nis^ht. havinj^^ returned to onr camp on the summit. 
Company ( I was sent to man a half-finislied fort on the left of 
the camp, with orders to hold it at all hazards, which we did — in 
peace. The tents we had were about large enough to hold eight 
men comfortably, but thirteen of us were packed into one, like sar- 
dines in a box. it was impossible for any one to turn unless the 
whole section turned at the same time, and so closely were the 
outside men pressed against the sides of the tent that it was impos- 
siljle to ])rotect himself against the rain, sleet and snow that accom- 
])anied the cold wind under the edge of the canvas; and so it was 
that the position of end man was not desirable. Ed Coe held such 
a i)osition, but as he seldom slept more tlian half of any night, it 
didn't make so much difference to him. A quiet little game of 
"draw" liad many attractions for him, and so it happened that, 
although he was present at tattoo, and retired apparently on taps, 
he generally came int(^ the tent after midnight, when the rest of 
us were sound asleep, and managed to tramp, or fall, on ev^ry man 
in the tent before reaching his place. One night Ed got in after 
the usual amount of cussing and kicking, but found his jjlace occu- 
j)ied 1)\- a nice little snowdrift that had come in under the edge of 
the tent, lie tried to beg, hire and bully Henry Melick to give 
u]) his place, hinall}' Melick became thoroughly jirovoked and 
threatened to kick Coe out of the tent if he did not behave him- 
self. Coe pretended to get angry and told Melick if he would 
come outside the tent they would settle the matter once for all. 
Melick went out promptly, telling Coe to come on and he would 
swee|) the ])arade groimd with him. Coe lost no time in getting 



COMPANY G. 183 

into the warm place just vacated, and was apparently sound asleep 
when Melick came back to see why he didn't come out. 

The first death in the company occurred at this place on the 
29th of October, 1861, when John Crossland fell a victim to camp 
fever. This death made a dee]) impression on the boys, and they 
could not bear the idea of burying- him in that desolate place, but 
took him down to the valley for burial. The remains have since 
been removed to the National Cemetery at Grafton, W. Va., where 
several members of Company G are resting. 

Soon after this a portable steam saw mill was sent out from 
Blandy's shops in Zanesville, and Lieut. Spaulding was placed in 
charge of a squad of men to operate it, and in a short time we were 
converting the pine trees into pine boards with which to budd 
winter quarters. Measles and camp fever had rendered a large 
number of men unfit for service, and the regiment was ordered to 
r>everly about the 5th of December. A week later the effective 
strength of the regiment was ordered to report to Capt. Hamilton 
to take part in an attack on Camp Allegheny, a fortified post 
twenty-five miles east of Cheat Mountain summit. In obedience 
to this order fifty men of Company G, under command of Second 
Lieutenant Westbrook, with about one hundred and thirty officers 
and men from other companies, started on December 11. In this 
engagement, which occurred on the 13th of December, Samuel H. 
Prior was killed and his body fell into the hands of the enemy. 
Robert J. Hamilton, the captain's brother, was mortally wounded 
and James White received a slight wound. Lieut. Westbrook 
found a nuisket more to his liking than a sword, and ]Mcking up 
one early in the fight used it with great coolness. 

The following members of the company died from disease 
al lieverlv: Henrv llannlton. December 12; Abram Reddick, 
Decemlxr 17, and John Carlow, December 26. l^oberl J. liannl- 
ton died from his wounds December 28. 

In January, 1862, nineteen men of Company G form-ed part 
of a force which was sent out on what was. known as the Seneca 
scout. They were out several weeks, during w hich time they 
were reinforced by a squad under conunand of First Sergt. Shel- 



184 THIKTY-SFXOND RIXITMENT, O. V. I. 

(Ion (iiitlirie. Two C'onipaiiN (1 Ixns. with a Twenty -fifth Ohio 
soldier, were (|nartcrc'(l in the hoii^e of Adam Lont^-, a moun- 
taineer, whose fann'ly eonsisted of liimseh", wife, two dauohters 
and oiie son, all of whom drank whisk\ and chewed "dog'-le^" 
tt)l)aceo. 1'he lirst salutalion the bovs received from Mrs. Lonq' 
was: "Say, j^imme a chaw er terhacker."" The boys were short 
on tobacco and whisky, but set about devisins,;; a plan to t^et some. 
The Twenty-fifth ( )hio man and I'aync, of Company Cj (the same 
who blacked his slioes on Cheat Mountain to jji'o on ])icket in six 
inches of nuid) discovered an ox hide in Lon.^-'s stal)le, .and pro- 
posed to Dave Sherrard, the third man of the party, 
that the\- would steal the hide, take it down t(^ Car- 
rick's ford, five miles distant, and sell it. if he (Sher- 
rard) would take the money and go to St. George, four miles 
straight into rebeldom, and purchase supplies. This proposition 
was accepted, the money secured, and Sherrard prepared to start. 
He showed Mr. Long that the expedition was in the interest of 
the whole family, and so secured the loan of the only horse on 
the place. Arriving at St. Georg-e, he found the town full of rebel 
soldiers, but, nothing daunted, he galloped right in, with his gun 
slung over his shoulder, looking straight ahead. Halting in front 
of the only business house in the place — dry goods store, grocery, 
postofifice, tavern and saloon all in one — he dismounted, tied his 
horse, and walked in. Rebel soldiers and rebel citizens alike 
looked at him in stupefied wonder as he coolly proceeded to make 
his purchases. At last the proprietor of the house ventured to 
say: "Yuh didn't come all by yerself, did yuh?" "Naw, there's a 
hundred thousand of them over there," was the somewhat vague 
reply, as Sherrard mounted his horse and left the town as he came. 
Arriving at Long's just at nightfall, the wdiole family proceeded 
to celebrate his safe return, and the jollification was kept up till the 
wee sma' hours, when the supply of whisky being exhausted, the 
whole party slept until late the next day. When they awoke they 
discovered the old horse had died from over-heating and lack of 
food, but the soldiers were relieved from further responsibility in 
the matter bv orders to march. A few davs later Sherrard under- 




GeNERAL W. D. Hamilton. 

First Captain Company G, Thirty-Second Reg-iment O. V. I. 



COMPANY G. 185 

took to carry R. H. Morgan across the North Fork, a mountain 
stream, full of floating ice, and when mid-way of the stream struck 
his foot against a boulder and fell, pitching Morgan over his head 
into the water. 

In March, 1862. Company G was detached from the regiment 
(which joined in the advance across the mountains) to guard sup- 
plies at Beverly. John Eoff, a drummer boy, however, went with 
the regiment and was killed in the battle of McDowell, W. Va., 
May 8, 1862. 

While doing guard duty at Beverly time hung lieavy on our 
hands, and it was only natural that the boys should study mis- 
chief. One day a recruit who had just reached us was placed on 
guard for the first time. In the evening some of the boys drew 
the ball out of his gun, leaving the powder in its ])lace. Then it 
was arranged that he should be placed at a brick building some 
distance from any other house, known as "the magazine," some 
ammunition being stored there. Soon after the recruit weni on 
dutv, one of the boys approached him, refused to halt when or- 
dered to do so, and acted so suspicious generally, that the guard 
fired, and, seeing the man fall, which was part of the program, 
he became excited and called the corporal of the guard, declaring 
that he had killed a rel:)el who was attempting to blow up the 
"bumbazine." For some time after, the mention of bumbazine 
was the signal for a general laugh, in which the recruit finally 
joined. This same recruit became one of the best soldiers in the 
company. The boys were early risers and generally had all the 
town cows milked before daylight : the ow ners of the cows, how- 
ever, did not appreciate this kindness, and made many complaints 
to the officers. Orders to discontinue the dairy lousiness were is- 
sued, but the boys realizing that catching comes before hanging, 
took chances on being caught, and continued to levy tribute on 
the bovine udder. Occasionally some one captured something 
stronger than milk, which gave the officers considerable trouble. 
One day two men who had been sampling a choice brand of apple- 
jack were sent for by the captain. Surmising the object of the 
captain's desire to see them, they each ate an onion, and reported 



186 TiriKTY-SKCOND REGIMKNT O. V. I. 

at tlic captain's (|uartc'rs. When (lucstioned as to wlKlher they 
had been drinkino-. they tried to evade the issue, but being- ])ressed 
for a direct answer, they ]iut in a ])lea of not ijuilty. Stei)])ins^ x:p 
to one of tlieni. tlie captain said, "Let me smell vonr breath;" and 
the ne.\< nionient he drew back with a look of disg'ust, as he ex- 
claimed: ■■^es; \()u've been crnnchinj^ onions, but you can't 
fool me." The boys took their ]~)unishment without complaint and 
waited for an o])])ortunity to be revenp^ed — on the ajiple-jack. 
Mart Archer and \ olne\- Seltzer went into a store one nii^ht, and 
seeing some wooden boxes like those in which figs were packed, 
determined to have one. Seltzer attracted the grocer's attention 
by asking the ])rice of some aritcle, while Archer secured the box. 
when th.ey retired to a dark alley and proceeded to open the prize. 
Archer got his hand in. and finding the consistency of the con- 
tents not that of figs, smelled it. and. throwing the box awav. 
exclaimed in a vt^ice of mingled disgust and disa])])ointment, 
"Do])e. b}- thunder!" 

Lieut. .S])aulding was discharged on surgeon's certificate of 
disability, and promotions followed.: Lieut. Westbrook was made 
first lieutenant and Sergt. Cnithrie second lieutenant, April 5, 1862; 
at the same time William Sinuiis was made first sergeant. 

On June 2. 1862. nineteen of the company, under conuuand 
of Sergeant William Sinuns, went to Grafton, W. Ya., for the pur- 
pose of receiving some horses which Capt. Hamilton had gone to 
(3hio to secure for the regiment. The captain returned about the 
middle of Jime, but brought no h.orses. Lie came on to Beverly 
and took the balance of the company to Grafton and started to 
rejoin the regiment near Winchester, \ a. W'e went by rail to 
Xew Creek, now Keyser, W. Va., where we were halted and i)laced 
in cam]) l)y Ca])t. Otto, of Gen. I'Temont's staff. Cixpt. ( )tto had 
come to New^ Creek to receive and bring forward a twenty-piece 
battery of two-pound breech-loading steel guns, which the in- 
ventor had presented to Gen. Fremont, with orders to detail any 
troops that might be ])assing to man the guns. The ca])tain was 
very tall and slender, while the lieutenant that accompanied him 
was very short and thick — the boys called them "the long and 



COMPANY G, 187 

the short of it." They were Prussians, and had l)ut an imperfect 
command of tlie English language; and their manner of delivering 
orders provoked a great deal of mirth. They were very enthusi- 
astic over these guns and hinted that possibly the general could 
be persuaded to select Company G as the permanent custodians 
of them. The boys, however, did not take kindly to this new de- 
parture, and, speaking in the "brogue" of Capt. Otto, called the 
concern the "sheck-ess" battery. Our own company ofihcers 
were entirely ignored by these Prussians, who assumed full con- 
trol of the men and drilled us in the use of the new guns. After a 
good deal of delay in getting horses, we were ready to move. We 
went by rail to IMartinsburg, W. Va.. and marched u]) the valley 
to Winchester. Captain Otto selected Frank Keyes, a whole- 
souled, manly boy, as his personal orderly. Frank was inclined to 
be sociable, and on the first day's march rode up l^eside the great 
captain and made some remark about the country through which 
we were passing. The captain looked at him in unite astonish- 
ment for a moment, and then, with a suggestive motion of the 
head, he said, '"^'ou pees te orterly! You rites pe-hint!!"" One 
evening the captain determined to maneuver us into position witli 
a grand flourish, and so, as we approached the place selected for 
our camp that night, he. with the aid of his phlegmatic lieutenant, 
and many cuss words in German, succeeded in getting the com- 
pany straightened out, with the proper distance between the guns, 
and, galloping to the head of the command, delivered himself of 
something like this: "Compan-e-e-e-e, on te r-r-i-i-i-i-ght, py file 
into 1-i-i-i-i-i-ne, m-a-a-a-a-a-ch !" The boys, wdio took supreme 
delight in tormenting the captain, started in all directions but the 
right one; seeing which, he added, with many gesticulations, 
"(|_e-e-s way! de-e-e-s way! Mine Got! will you ncfer unter-:.tand 
notings!" We found the army above Winchester, at Middletown, 
and Capt. Otto tried at once to have the company permanently 
detached for service with the Ellsworth battery, as it was known 
outside of Company G, himself to be placed in command. The 
boys objected decidedly, and Capt. Hamilton put the objection 
into effect by marching the company over to the regiment. We 



188 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

had to return, however, but the fortunes of war favored us. Gen. 
Fremont was relieved from his eonnnand two days later, and, 
with his staff, including;- the lon<j^, slim ca])tain and the short, thick 
lieutenant, left for the luist. The "sheck-ess" hatterv was left 
without a friend in the world, and we were ordered to take it down 
to Wadesville, on the railroad between Winchester and Harper's 
Ferry, where we parked the g^uns and returned to our conmiand. 

At Winchester, some time after this, an event occurred which 
caused universal reg^ret in the company. I refer to the dismissal 
of Lieut. Westbrook. The Shenandoah X'alley was a very pro- 
ductive region, and amon^^ the many good things found there was 
an abundance of honey. Nels Croft, one of the leading s])irits of 
the company, was a great lover of this sweet, and never failed to 
find it if there was any to be found. On the evening of jidv 15. 
1862, Lieut. Westbrook, liaving conuuand of a picket guard on a 
road leading northeast from Winchester, Xels Croft, John W. 
Grififith and another man, whose name I do not recollect, passed 
out that road, presumably with the knowdedge of the of^cer in 
command of the picket. They found a bee-hive, and were re- 
turning to camp when they were fired ui)on at close range, but 
being unhurt, started to run. Two of them escaped, but Nels 
struck his foot against an obstruction in the road and fell, throw- 
ing the bee-hive some distance over his head. Before lie could 
recover he found himself in the hands of the enemv. He was 
taken to Richmond, Va., where he si)ent several months in those 
delightful resorts, Belle Isle and Libby prison. An investigation 
followed and, as there had to be a scapegoat, Lieut. Westbrook 
was relieved from duty. 

Berries were abundant near Winchester that sunnner. A 
party of ladies, who wanted to go berrying without danger of mo- 
lestation, asked for a guard, and the detail fell to Lon \ ickers. 
Lon w-as something of a ladies' man, and declared that evening 
that he would like to go on daily duty during the l)erry season. 
Henry M click, Walter Lowry and David l-'rench were out a short 
distance from camp one day trading coffee for vegetables, and 
arrived at the house of a t|uaker about noon. After attending to 



COMPANY G. 189 

business they sat on the porch to rest, and presently the old gen- 
tleman came to the door and said: "Friends, will thee dine with 
us?" One oi the boys, who was very much impressed with the air 
of quiet refinement which pervaded the place, and on his good 
behavior, but not acquainted with quaker customs, mildly de- 
cHned, with the intention of accepting on the second bid. The 
quaker quietly turned away, and the good square meal, for which 
they were longing, seemed to be vanishing into thin air, when 
Melick arose and, addressing his companions, said: "Sirs, if you 
are not hungry, all right; but I believe I will accept our good 
friend's invitation, and take some dinner;" and as he started to 
follow the host, he added: "You'd better join us." The boys were 
willing now to accept even a second-hand invitation, and promptly 
took seats at the table. 

While at Winchester Company F was detached from the reg- 
iment and assigned to artillery duty, and Capt. Hamilton was de- 
tailed to go to Ohio and recruit another company "as good as 
Company G," and went home for that purpose, taking with him 
Sergt. Wm. Simms and Private Arthur Hamilton, of Company G, 
and Corporal Thomas Cochran, of Company B, to assist him, and 
so successful were they that in a few weeks the new company had 
almost its complement of men, and was ready to be mustered into 
the service. In the meantime changes had occurred which made 
us part of the unfortunate garrison of Harper's Ferry, where we 
were penned up, and Capt. Hamilton, with his new company, was 
left out. Finding his command inaccessible, he reported to Gov- 
ernor Todd, and was authorized to recruit and organize the Ninth 
Ohio Cavalry, making the company he had just recruited tlie mem- 
bers of the new organization. They soon had the first battalion 
enlisted and nuistered, and Capt. Hamilton was commissioned 
major; Sergt. Simms, Corporal Cochran and Private Hamilton 
also received commissions in the new regiments. The second 
and third battalions were completed by December, 1863, and 
Major Hamilton was made colonel, and commanded the regiment 
through the war, being brevetted brigadier general for gallant 
and meritorious service, April 9, 1865. William Simms became 



190 THIKTY-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

major of the Xinth O. \'. C and Artlinr Hamilton first lieutenant 
and. I believe, adjutant. He died March 6, 1865, of wounds re- 
ceived in the battle of Bentonville, N. C. 

Released from Harper's Ferry as prisoners of war, we were 
sent to Camp Douglas, near Chicago. Here a misunderstanding 
occurred between Company G and the post sutler. A member of 
the company, John Rcddick. I believe, was in the store bu\'ing a 
l)k»use. There were two kinds — a short one of poor qualitv and 
hii^h price, and a long-er one of tolerable (juality and much higher 
price. Reddick chose the better garment and paid for it, when the 
salesman proceeded to wrap up the shorter, worthless article. 
W'licn the clerk's attention was called to the fact, he said: "'It's 
the one you bought." "Xo, sir," retorted the soldier, "1 bcjught 
and paid for the longer one." '" You're a liar," hissed the clerk. 
Reddick reached for him and the matinee began, every one pres- 
ent playing a prominent ])art. The place was soon full of Com- 
pany G boys, whose ciuarters were near by, and was cleaned out in 
less time than it takes to tell it. The sutler and his clerks escaped 
througli the back windows and fled for safety, in the afternoon 
tlie sutler came back to look for a ])lace to put in another stc^ck of 
goods, and finding the building still there concluded to continue 
the business at the old stand. The boys, arrayed in their new 
store clotlies. went over to see him, expressed their sympathy for 
liini, and ])raised his pluck, and two young innocents lugged in 
his ice chest and offered it to him cheaper than he could buy a new 
one., and he paid them their price — five dollars — for it. 

A good deal of dissatisfaction existed in the company at tliis 
time and a large number of the boys went home in that informal 
manner known as taking French leave. After about two weeks of 
visiting Capt. Hamilton notified all who were away from the com- 
])anv that if tliev would meet Irini in Zanesville on a day named, he 
would procure transportation for them to go to Chicago to be nms- 
tered for pa}'. I believe every absentee reported prom]>tly. We were 
mustered about the last of ( )ctober, 1862. l)ut got no pay, .and most 
of t!ie l)oys went home again. About the first of December general 
notice was given to all absent members of the company to report 



COMPANY G. 191 

to their officers at Cleveland, O., on the i6th of that month, and, 
with two or three exceptions, the call was obeyed. Lieut. Guthrie 
was made captain, Cyrus A. Stevens first lieutenant, and Warner 
Mills second lieutenant. Capt. Guthrie was a good organizer, a 
strict disciplinarian, and a thoroughbred soldier, and lost no time 
in putting his company in good shape for ef^cient service. In a 
very few cases severe punishment was deemed necessary, and 
promptly administered, to check some signs of insubordination 
which showed, and, as might be expected, caused some bitterness 
at the time, but this soon wore away and was forgotten in the 
dangers antl hardships which the captain freely shared with the 
men when we got into active service. 

After our exchange we became a part of Gen. Grant's army 
in the Vicksburg campaign. At Milliken's Bend, La., Nels Croft, 
George W. Kildow, Frank Keyes and George W. Bentley were 
selected from about twenty volunteers to go on board transports 
to run past the batteries at Vicksburg. 

Company G was on the skirmish line in front of Fort Hill, on 
the Jackson road, on the morning of iVlay 19, 1863, when Vicks- 
burg was invested. On the 26th of May Mahlon Simms received 
a severe wound, which caused his death on the ist of June follow- 
ing. He was only a boy, but as brave and manly a soldier as ever 
followed the flag. Our losses were small during tlie siege. In 
addition to Simms, who was killed, A. L. Vickers was wounded 
and E. M. Coe taken prisoner, but the hardships of the campaign 
told somewhat heavily in the way of deaths by disease and perma- 
nent disabilities. Company G was one of the companies selected 
for guard duty in the city, and remained there for several months. 
Two or three enterprising sports of the company worked "the 
strap game" very successfully in a colored regiment camped near 
l)y, until the white officers of the colored troops put a stop to the 
game by causing the arrest of the manipulators of the strap. 
Henry Bowers was a devotee of the noble game of chuck-luck, l)y 
which he won considerable money. He had a dice which had 
five spots on every side but one, and, introducing this into the 



192 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

g^anio. he bet steadily on tlie five as long- as it was safe, and then 
left for another table to repeat. Sam Wadley was a colored cook 
in Company G. His face was a queer combination of ignorance 
and good humor, that gave the impression that he couldn't tell a 
lie. One day when the commissary sergeant was issuing beef, he 
indicated a fore-cjuarter as Company G's portion. I was under 
the impression that we had fore-quarter last time, and, turning to 
the darkey, said: "Did we get hind-cjuarter or fore-quarter last 
time?" And Sam, with a very sober face, said: "'Deed, sah, 
1 don't know what quatah it was, but I 'stinctly 'member dat it 
was a fo' laig." 'Die officer concluded that he must have been mis- 
taken, and .Saiu can'ied a liind-(|uarter of beef to the cook liouse, 
where, a little later he said, "Sahg'nt, dat las' fo' laig was jis' like 
(lis heah one;" and it would have re(|uired a medical examination 
to determine whether the gleam in his eye was due to idiocy or 
villain\ . The com])anv sent two mortar shells to Zanesville. which 
for a time ornamented the tops of the gate posts in front of the 
Court House. Thev were ten or twelve inches in diameter, and 
one of them had gone through the roof and several floors to the 
cellar of a rel)el hospital — it is hoped without harm to anv of the 
inmates during the siege. 

In the re-enlistment as veterans, Company (i went ahu(3st 
unanimously — fifty-one names out of an eligible list of sixtv-two 
being promptly enrolled, and their enlistment dates from Decem- 
ber 17, 1863. 

From a point where Company G was on the picket line near 
Xickajack creek, Ga., early in July, 1864, we had a clear view at 
moderately long range of the rebel line of earthworks where it 
crossed a road, leaving a gap fifty or sixty feet wide. Men could 
be seen nmning past this open space (|uite fre(|uently, and the l)Ovs 
began to watch, and fire at them as they ran. Finally a stra])])ing 
big fellow was seen to fall al)out the middle of the open s]>ace, and 
several shots were fired at him while he lay on the ground. This 
made Walter Lowry very angry, and he scolded the bt)ys for 
shooting at a wounded man ; but as soon as the firing ceased the 
Johnnie got up and ran like a deer,' disappearing behind the works 



COMPANY G. 193 

with a great leap. The laugh was now on Lowry, who declared 
that he would not interfere again. 

On the 20th of July, 1864, while charging the enemy's front 
line of works east of Atlanta, John \V. Griffith received a sev^ere 
shell wound in the head, and in an engagement the next day Lewis 
Black. Elijah Biller. W. T. Hewitt, George W. Kildow. Walter 
Lowrv and two others, whose names I cannot recollect, were 
wounded. I was standing beside Lewis P>lack when he was hit, 
the ball passing slightly downward and to the right, cut through 
his whiskers and made an ugly notch in his chin. He put his 
hand to his chin and said: "You son-of-a-gun! if that's the way 
vou shave. I'd prefer another barber." Hewitt died of his wounds 
the next day. Company G's loss in the great battle of Atlanta, 
July 22, 1864, was three wounded and seven missing. Among the 
latter was Cornelius Murphy, as honest and loyal a soldier as ever 
lived. Being held for a few minutes under guard near Gen. 
Cleboume's headquarters, Cornelius became very angry at his 
captors, who exchanged clothes with him, and took his tobacco, 
and was giving them a blessing in so loud a voice that Gen. Cle- 
bourne heard him, and, inquiring the cause of the trouble w^as 
told that the boys had captured a countryman of his and were 
having some fun with him. He ordered Cornelius to be brought 
to him, and it soon transpired that they came from neighboring 
parishes in Ireland. After asking several questions for informa- 
tion and getting none, the general said: 

"What are you doing in the Yankee amiy?' 

"I'm fighting to preserve the government that gives me my 
liberty and my rights. Why are you in the rebel army?" 

"I was a rebel at home, and I'll be a rebel here." 

"Well, general," said Cornelius, "you're the bigger d — n fool 
for it." The general joined in the laugh that followed, and ordered 
that Cornelius should be supplied with tobacco and well treated. 

Harry Wilson was also captured that day, but determined to 
make his escape. They were being taken toward Andersonville, 
and it was not until they were near Macon, Ga., that an opppor- 
tunity offered, and Harry found himself alone in the pine woods, 



194 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

going- north. 1 lar(lsliii)s and groat clanger attended the whole 
journey, but he finally reached our lines, foot-sore and exhausted. 
The boys received him with cheers, and, after a few days of rest 
and full rations, Harr)- was himself again. 

During one of the daily scrimmages in the early part of 
August. 1864. the enemy seemed to be threatening a charge; we 
were orderetl into line. One man in Company G had just made 
some coffee, but not having time to drink it. poured it into his 
canteen, which he slung over his shoulder, ami was hurrving for- 
ward, when a piece of shell struck the canteen, cutting a small 
hole in it. As the warm cofifee ran down his thigh he became 
very pale, and said: "( ), boys, I'm hit." Two or three of the boys 
ran to him. and soon found that he was not hurt, and. although 
we laughed at him, we were glad to know that he was uninjured. 

On the 20th of August, 1864, Leander GrandstafY, one of the 
company's bravest men, was struck by a shot from the enemy and 
instantly killed as he stood by the fire cooking his breakfast. 
Three men carried him back to a place somewhat sheltered from 
the bullets for burial. When the grave was about completed a 
vein of water was struck which Hooded it. (3ne said, "He's dead, 
anyway; the water wc^n't luut him. Let's put him in.'' 
"No," said .Stephen Kinkaid. "he shall be buried decently, if I 
have to dig the grave myself;" and tlun added: "Boys, if I should 
be killed, bury me decently." The next day Martin Archer was 
wounded in the arm, necessitating an amputation; and Company 
G lost the services of another good soldier. On the 25th of the 
same month Frank Lewis received a ver\' severe wound of the 
shoulder.. The arm was an'!])utated at the shoulder joint, but he 
never recovered fR>m the shock. Frank was a quiet, modest 
man, and a brave soldier and his death was deeply regretted by 
the whole company. 

On the 3d of .September, after the fall of Atlanta and the close 
of the campaign, Stephen Kinkaid was instantly killed by a stray 
shot, which must have been fired high into the air, and, coming 
down hit him on top of the left shoulder and passed directly down 
through the heart. We remembered the request he made at 



COMPANY G. 195 

Grandstaff's grave less than two weeks before. His grave was 
carefully dug near the spot where he fell; rails were hewn down 
to a convenient thickness and a coffin made, and, wrapping his 
blanket carefully about him, we laid him to rest. His grave was 
marked by a board on which was carved his name, service and 
date of death. 

Near Galesville, Ala.. October 20, 1864, a forage party was 
surrounded and captured by Jenkins' guerillas, and Frank Keyes, 
of Company G was shot down in cold blood with his own revolver, 
which he had delivered to his captors. 

Walter Lowry, who had been sent north on account of his 
wounds, returned to the company at Pocotaligo, S. C. some time 
in January, 1865, after a somewhat unpleasant experience. About 
the time of the expiration of his furlough news came that Sher- 
man's army had reached Savannah, Ga., and Walter, who was at 
Cincinnati, applied for transportation to his command. 
He was given transportation to New York City, where 
he arrived on the last day of his furlough. He sto])ped at a "Sol- 
diers' Home" that night, and next morning asked the head man 
of the place where he should go to get transportation. The man 
asked to see his furlough, and after glancing at it, passed it to 
another man (a detective in citizen's clothes) and told Lowrv to 
"go with this man." At the provost marshall's office, where he was 
taken, they told him they would have to send him to "the Island," 
because he had not reported before the expiration of his fur- 
lough. Walter scarcely realized yet that he was under arrest, but 
when he arrived at "Castle Williams," on Governor's Island, and 
heard the ciw, "Fresh fish! Fresh fish!" he saw that he was in the 
same boat with bounty jumpers and deserters. He was duly 
searched and relieved of a ])ocket knife, pair of shears and a razor, 
and then turned over his watch, knapsack and other valuables to 
an officer, who gave him a check for them, after which he was 
placed in a large cell, already occupied by several men. As soon 
as he entered a blanket was thrown over his head and nimble 
fingers went through his pockets, and such articles as he had failed 
to deposit with the property sergeant were appropriated by his 



196 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT, O. V. I. 

cell-mates. The next morning" a list of names of men belonging- 
to Sherman's army, who were to he sent out that day, was read, 
but Lowry's name was not called. He went to the officer in 
charge and begged so earnestly to be included in the list that his 
name was put on, and in twenty-four hours after entering the 
prison he left it and embarked for his conmiand It is needless to 
sa}- that he was pronipth' acquitted by the court which tried him 
on the charge of desertion. 

On lea\iiig Raleigh, X. C, for Washington, I). C"., the war 
being ended, Xels Croft ]>itched his gun into the bushes by the 
roadside, with the remark that he did not need it any longer. Ar- 
rived at Alexandria, \ a., pre])arations were being made for the 
grand review. The bo\s were cleaning up their accoutrements, 
burnishing every bit of metal until it sparkled in the sun. Nels 
watched two substitutes w^ho had come to the company at Raleigh 
.while the\- ])ut a hue polish on their guns. After thev were 
through, they went (Ujwn to a stream of water near by to wash, and 
Xels removed one of the guns from the stack where they had put 
it near the left of the company, and took it to the right, where he 
belonged, saying: "Those substitutes never did any duty; they 
might as well clean a gun for me as not." When the "subs" came 
back from washing, they went to look at their guns, when one 
turned to his companion with a blank look and said: "Jimmy, 
me gun's gone." They sat down and cussed a little while, but 
didn't think to look farther up the line for the missing gun. How- 
ever, the substitutes all carried guns in the review next day. 

in camp north of Georgetown, D. C, after the review, Henry 
Melick was bitten on the side by some poisonous insect, which 
caused him considerable pain, the parts becoming badly swollen. 
The boys concluded that Henry ought to have some whisky as an 
antidote for the poison, and Walter Lowry volunteered to go 
after it. Tliere would be no trouble to get the stufif in George- 
town, but it required a i>ass from division headquarters to get 
through the guard line just outside of town. Walter therefore 
started in the direction of division hea(l(|uarters. It was dark, 
but the distance was short, and he had no doubt he could find 



COMPANY G. 197 

it. Pretty soon he saw a lig-ht which he supposed to be the place 
he was hunting, but on a nearer approach he found a regiment in 
camp. "What regiment's this?" "Sevent}-eighth Oliio." He 
asked the way to division headquarters and was told wliich wav to 
go, and started off into the darkness. After a long tramp through 
the woods he saw camp fires and coming up to them he said: 
"What company's this?" "Seventy-eighth Ohio," was the answer. 
He had made a complete circuit and brought up at the same place. 
He managed to get back to our own camp and an officer who had 
a little old rye laid up for snake-bites, being appealed to, furnished 
the desired antidote. 

Of Company G- as organized in Camp Goddard, there were 
but ten or twelve wdio were old enough to raise even the slightest 
beard; manv of them were boys from fourteen to sixteen vears of 
age — pluck} . manly boys. They were gathered from farm and 
and village homes, and, in the great majority of cases, Christian 
homes. They were earnest and patriotic; not one of them enlisted 
in a spirit of adventure; and so, as they developed into trained 
soldiers, they were found to be trustworthy, and could l)e de])ended 
upon in any emergency. The same can be said of most of the 
recruits who joined the company from time to time. The com- 
pany performed every duty assigned to it in a satisfactory manner, 
and, when the war closed, separated to their several homes to 
become good citizens. From the rank and file of the company 
have come merchants, mechanics, farmers, teachers, lawyers, doc- 
tors, and, I believe, preachers, nearly all of whom are "well-to-do'' 
people. 

Of the men whom one remembers because of some trait pe- 
culiar to themselves, I might mention Henry Wilson, who turned 
everything off as a joke, and under all kinds of circumstances 
would sing and dance, and say: "Who wouldn't be a soldier?" 
Cornelius Murphy was a man who could not be induced to cheat 
in a game of cards. The boys sometimes tried to count the game 
in his favor, when it was not so, but he would not have it; and, if 
they persisted, would quit the game. Joe Miller, a native of 
Swatzerland, and the best Tyrolese warbler I ever heard, will be 



108 tiiiktv-sp:cond regiment, o. v. i. 

renicnihered as the nirin wiio picked ii]) all the blankets, over- 
coats, etc., that were thrown away 1)\- tired soldiers, and came into 
cani]) at nig-ht carrying- a load that would have broken the back 
of a donkey. Sam Murphy and (iraf Rankin were two verv prood 
soldiers who were utterl\- unable to keep ste]) with auvone else or 
with each other. Henry .M click would divide his last hardtack 
with a huni;r\ soldier who ajipealed to him for grub. Isaiah 
Jones. Rich Davidson and \ olney Seltzer messed together during 
their whole service. They were good to themselves and always 
liad ])lent\ if a hungry soldier asked them: "Boys, have you any- 
thing to eat?" Their invariable reply was: "Any fpiautity. but 
none to spare." Georg'e W . Johnson was a genial man, as a rule, 
but when he got tired on a long march he lost his patience and 
"cussed" every one in authority from the President down to the 
eighth corporal, and was noted for the awkwardness of his pro- 
fanity. Albert SnifT and the two Harvey boys wore their Chris- 
tianity as they did their uniforms — every day: without ostenta- 
tion, but with a tjuietness that was full of force. Alexander 
Tanner was even-tempered, considerate and just. A. \. Xor- 
man was one of the "hello" boys. He played the violin well and 
was a leading s])irit in stag dances. Nels Croft never missed 
finding the best bee hive on the place, and George Bentley could 
scent a deposit of apple-jack across a ten-acre field. Charlie 
Black was impulsive, a cham])ion of the rigiit. and hated a mean 
act. no matter wdio did it. Robert Hamilton was an excellent 
violinist and one of the kindest-hearted boys in the company. 

Company G was engaged in the following battles: (jreen- 
brier. W. \'a.. October 3. 1861 ; Camp x\llegheny. W. Va.. De- 
cember 13, 1861; Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 12-15, 1862; 
Port Gibson, Miss., May i, 1863; Raymond, Miss., May 12, 
1863; Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863; Champion Hills, Miss., May 
16, 1863; N'icksburg, Miss, (siege). May 18 to July 4, 1863; lea- 
ker's Creek, Miss., Febniar)- 4. 1864; Clinton, Miss., February 5. 
1864; Kenncsaw Mountain. (la.. June 9-30, 1864; same, general 
assault, June 27, 1864; Xickajack Creek, Ga.. July 6-10. 1864; 
Peachtree Creek, Ga.. July 20. 1864: I>ald Knol). Ga.. July 21, 



COMPANY G. 199 

1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 
1864: Savannah, Ga. (siege of), December 10-21, 1864; Fayette- 
ville, N. C., March 13, 1865, and Bentonville, N. C, March 19, 
1865. 

Of those who died in the service John Crossland, John Car- 
low, John Eofif, Samuel Pryor, David Pryor and Abram Reddick 
are buried at Grafton, W. A"a. Robert Hamor, John Miller, Ru- 
fus Norman, William ( )rtli]>]) and Robert V. Welch are buried at 
\'icksburg, Miss. Leander Grandstaff, William T. Hewitt, Ben- 
jamin F. Keyes, Stephen Kinkaid, l^Yancis Lewis and John T. 
Walker are buried at JMarietta, Ga. Alexander Tanner and Graf- 
ton Richardson are buried at x'Xndersonville. Ga. Thomas Cos- 
tello is buried at Nashville, Tenn. Henry Hamilton and Robert 
J. Hamilton are buried at Brownsville, (). Mahlon A. Simms 
died from gun-shot wound at \ icksburg, Miss.; buried at Co- 
lumbus, O. 




ROSTER OF COMPANY G. 

And brief military historj- of every man whose name has ap- 
peared on the muster-roll of the company. 

CAPTAINS. 

Wm. D. Hamilton. Was commissioned September 4th, 1861, 
the first captain of the C()m{)any. He was commissioned 
major of the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, November 19th, 1862, 
and promoted to be colonel of the same reg^iment Decem- 
ber 16th, 1863. He was brevetted brig-adier-g-eneral April 
9th, 1865, for g^allant and meritorious services during" 
Sherman's march to the sea. Present postoffice address, 
Zanesville, O. 

Sheldon Guthrie. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861, and was ap- 
pointed first or orderly sergeant in the original org-aniza- 
tion of the company. He was prorioted to second lieuten- 
ant March 13th, 1862 ; to first lieutenant April 5th, 1862 ; 
to captain January 1st, 1863, and to lieutenant-colonel of 
the regiment May 18, 1865. Mustered out with the rej^n- 
ment. Present postffice address, Orange City, La. 

Warner Mills. Enlisted August 1st, 1861, and was appoint- 
ed corporal in the original organization of the company. 
Promoted to first serg^eant March 15th, 1862 ; second lieu- 
tenant January 14th, 1863 ; first lieutenant April 20th, 
1864 ; captain May 18th, 1865, and mustered out with the 
company. Present postoffice address, Columbus, O. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

Albert S. Spaulding-. Enlisted August 1st, 1861, and com- 
missioned first lieutenant September 4th, 1861. He was 
discharg"ed on surgeon's certificate of disability Aug-ust 
. Present postoffice address, Zanesville, O. 

Cyrus A. Stevens. Enlisted Aug"ust 1st, 1861, and was ap- 
pointed serg-eant-major . He was promoted to sec- 
ond lieutenant April 5th, 1862 ; first lieutenant January 
1st, 1863, resigned Julv 27th, 1863. at Vicksburg-, Miss. 




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Wrn. L. Rosegrant. Was promoted to second lieutenant from 
first serg-eant of Company B Februar}' 2<>th, 1865 ; first 
lieutenant May 18th, 1865. Mustered out with the com- 
pany. Present postoffice address, Ball Cit3% Kan. 

SECOND I.IEUTENANTS. 

Ulyses Westbrook. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861, and was com- 
missioned second lieutenant September 4th, 1861 ; pro- 
moted to first lieutenant April 5th, 1862, but was not 
mustered. Discharged. Entered the service again as 
captain Company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio 
Volunteers, in 1864. He was captured in battle at North 
Mountain, W. Va., July 3d, 1864, and was mustered out 
March 16th, 1865, by order of the War Department. 
Present postoffice address, Mt. Sterling-, Ills. 

Dwig-ht Webb. Was promoted to second lieutenant from ser- 
g-eant of Company B, February 5th, 1864, and to first 
lieutenant of Company F, October 12th, 1864. 

Robert F. Smart. Enlisted August 1st, 1861, and was ap- 
pointed serg-eant when the company was organized. Pro- 
moted to quartermaster's sergeant January 1st, 1863. Re- 
enlisted December 17th, 1863 ; was promoted to second 
lieutenant May 25th, 1864, and resigned August 20th, 
1864. Present postoffice address, Zanesville, O. 

Wm. T. Dollison. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; was appointed 
sergeant December 17th, 1862 ; promoted to first sergeant 
January 1st, 1863 ; re-enlisted December 17th, 1863 ; pro- 
moted to second lieutenant February 20th, 1865 ; to first 
lieutenant ofC)mpanv K June 6th. lSfi5. an 1 w;is ap- 
pointed adjutant June 13th, 1865. Mustered out with the 
reg-iment. Present postotfire address, Cambridg-e. O 

FIRST SERGEANTS. 

William Sims. Enlisted April 1st, 1862, and was appointed 
first sergeant Promoted to captain Company A, Ninth 
Ohio Cavalry Oct()l)er 3d; 1863, and to major of the 
same regiment October 30th. 1863. Present postoffice 
addr-'ss. Toprk;) K;ins;is. 



21 >J THIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Artilleus V. Norman. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861, and was 

appointed ser^jeant ; re-enlisted December 17th, 

1863 ; promoted to first serg-eant May 22, 1865 ; promo- 
ted to second lieutenant June, 1865. Mustered out with 
the company. 

SERGEANTS. 

Charles W. Black. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
December 17th, 1863 ; was appointed corporal January 
1st, 1864 . promoted to sergeant June 6th, 1864, and mus- 
tered out with the comjiany. Present postoffice address, 
Malvern, Iowa. 

Albert B. Sniff. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted De- 
cember 17th, 1863, and was appointed corporal the same 
day ; promoted to sergeant May 22d, 1865. Mustered out 
with the company. Present postoftice address. New Hol- 
land, Ohio. 

John W. Griffith. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted De- 
cember 17th, 1863; was appointed corporal June 1st, 
1864; wounded in battle July 2()th, 1864; promoted to 
serg-eant June 1st, 1865. Mustered out with company. 
Present postoffice address, Topeka, Kansas, or Seattle, 
Washing-ton. 

Walter Lowry. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted De- 
cember 17th, 1863 ; was wounded July 21st, 1864 ; ap- 
pointed sergeant June 1st, 1865, and mustered out with 
the company. His present postoffice address is Keyser, 
W. Va. 

George W. Boyd. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
December l7th, 1863 ; was appointed serg-eant January 
1st, 1864 ; promoted to quartermaster's serg-eant June 
llth, 1864; to first lieutenant and reg-imental quarter- 
master N()veml)er 18th, 1864. Mustered out with the reg-- 
iment. Present postoffice address. Wheeling-, W. Va. 

Francis M. Ridor. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
December 17th, 1863, and was ajjpointed serg-eant the 
same day ; promoted to commissary sergeant May 22d, 
1865. Mustered out with the rcg-iment. Present post- 
office address, Roseville, Ohio. 



COMPANY G. 203 

Alexander Tanner. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
December l7tli, 1863, and was appointed serg-eant the 
same day. He was captured by the enemy July 22d, 1864, 
in front of Atlanta, Ga., and died in Andersonville prison 
August 21st, 1864, and is buried in the National Ceme- 
tery at Andersonville, Ga. 

COKPORALS. 

Georg-e W. Morg-an. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
December 17th, 1863, and was appointed corporal Janu- 
ary 1st 1864. He was wounded and captured by the ene- 
my July 22d, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga., and was mustered 
out June 17th, 1865, by order of the War Department. 
Present postoffice address, Zanesville, Ohio. 

William N. Croft. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861 ; was captured 
by the enemy July 15th, 1862, near Winchester, Va. ; re- 
turned to the company September 20th, 1862 ; re-enlisted 
December 17th, 1863, and was appointed corporal Aug-ust 
1st, 1864. He was mustered out with the company. 
Present postoffice address, Colfax, Iowa, 

Alonzo L. Vickers. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861 ; was wound- 
ed near Vicksburg-, Miss., in June, 1863 ; re-enlisted De- 
cember 17th, 1863, and appointed corporal Aug-ust 1st, 
1864. Mustered out with the company. Present post- 
office address. Keystone, Kansas. 

James J. Toole. Enlisted ; re-enlisted December 17th, 

1863, and was appointed corporal Aug-ust 1st, 1864. Mus- 
tered out July 20th, 1865. Died at the National Military 
Home, Dayton, Ohio, July 28th, 1882. 

Georg-e W. Loug-hman. Enlisted February 29th, 1864, and 
was appointed corporal May 1st, 1865. 

Wm. H. H. Wilson. Enlisted Aug-ust 1st, 1861, and was ap- 
pointed corporal — , 1863. He was captured by the ene- 
my July 22d, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. ; made his escape 
near Macon, Ga., and returned to his company. Mus- 
tered out Aug-ust 28th, 1864, at Chattanoog-a, Tenn., by 
expiration of his term of enlistment. Died at Holton, 
Kansas, since 1885, 



204 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Simon Francis. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted De- 
cember 17tli, 1763; was appointed corporal March 17th, 
1864, and was discharged May 31st, 1865, b)^ order of the 
War Department. Died December 30th, 1882. 

William T. Hewitt. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; was ap- 
pointed corporal, 1863 ; re-enlisted December 17th, 

1863; was severel}' wounded in action July 21st, 1864, 
and died the next day. He is buried in the National 
Ceraeter}-, at Marietta, Ga. 

George H. Harve}-. Enlisted August 1st, 1861, and was ap- 
pointed corporal . He was mustered out at Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn., August 28th, 1864, by expiration of term 
of enlistment. Present postofQce address, Cassalia, South 
Dakota. 

George W. Landes. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; appointed 
corporal December, 1861 ; was detailed for secret servdce, 
and operated on mail routes between West Virginia and 
Richmond, Va., during the winter of 1861-2. Was se- 
verely injured by a fall from the levee during a night 
march in Louisiana, opposite Grand Gulf, in April, 18()3, 
and transferred to Company G, Fourth Regiment, V. R. 
C, October 28th, 1863. Present posloffice address, Shell 
City, Mo. 

PRIVATES. 

Archer, Martin. Enlisted August 1st, 1861 ; re-enlisted De- 
cember 17th, 1863 ; was wounded August 21st, 1864, and 
suffered amputation of the arm, and was discharged at 
Camp Dennison, O., May 16th, 1865, by order of the War 
Department. Present postoffice address, Fultonham, O. 

Axline, Henry J. Enlisted August 1st, 1861, and was mus- 
tered out at Chattanooga, Tenn., August 28th, 1864, by 
expiration of term of enlistment. Present postoffice ad- 
dress, Zanesville, Ohio. 

Abbott, Newton J. P.nlisted August 1st, 1861. No further 
record. 

Boyer, William R. Enlisted August 1st, 1861; re-enlisted 
December I7th, 1863, and was mustered out with the 
compan3\ Present postoffice address, Warrensburg, 
Illinois. 



COMPANY G. 205 

Bentlev, George W. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and re-enlisted Dec. 
17, 1863, and was mustered out with the company. 

Burton, Thomas E. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and re-enlisted Dec. 
17, 1863 and was mustered out with the company. Present 
postoffice address, Sonora, O. 

Barber, Joseph. Drafted Feb. 13, 1865; no further record. Pres- 
ent postoffice address, Antwerp, O. 

Brunen, X'incent. Enlisted as a sulxstitute Jan. 26. 1865, and was 
mustered out with the company. 

Balsley, John W. Enlisted Aug. i, 1862, and was discharged 
May 15, 1865, at Washington, D. C, by order of the War 
Department. Present postoffice address, Oskaloosa, Kan. 

Biller, Elijah. Enlisted Aug. i, 1862; was wounded July 21, 1864, 
and discharged May 15, 1865, by order of the War Deart- 
ment. Present postoffice address, Zanesville, (). 

Black, Lewis. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861; was wounded July 21, 1864. 
near Atlanta, Ga., and was mustered out at Chattanooga, 
Tenn., Aug. 28, 1864, by expiration of term of enlistment. 
Present postoffice address, Dentonia, Kan. 

Bowers, Henry. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was discharged on 
Surgeon's certificate of disability Oct. 27, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
Jan. 26, 1862; was wounded July 28, 1864, and was mustered 
out Aug. 28, 1864, by expiration of term of enlistment. 

Butler, Gilman. Enlisted Jan. i, 1864; no further record. 

Bennett, John G. Enlisted as a suljstitute Feb. 3, 1865; no further 
record. 

Crawford, Stephen D. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-cnlisted De- 
cember 17, 1863, wounded July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga., 
and was mustered out with the company. 

Clugston, James. Enlisted ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, and 

was mustered out witli the company July 20, 1865. Died 
March 10, 1886. 

Clugston, William. Enlisted ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, and 

was mustered out witii the company; after\*ard eniisled in 
the regular army and died somewhere in the West. 

Cranston, Thomas S. Enlisted Jan. i, 1864, and was mustered 
out wiiile absent on furlough, by order of the War Depart- 
ment. Present postoffice address, Hopewell, O. 

Conn, Isaac. Drafted Dec. 13, 1864, and was mustered out with 
the company. Present postoffice address, Nasliport. ( ). 

Craven, Samuel. Drafted Nov. i, 1864, and mustered our with the 
company. Present postoffice address, Cecil, O. 



206 THIKTY-SECOND REGlMKNT O. V. I. 

Coe. I'^dwanl W. Enlisted Au.l;. i. 1861; was captured l)y tlio 
eneiiiv near \'icksl)urg-, Miss., Jinie. 1863: re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1S63, and was nuistcred out while on lurlough, 1)y order of 
the War Department. Present postotfice address, l'\dtt)n- 
liam. ( ). 

Cramer, William. Enlisted Feb. 27, 1864, and was mustered out 
witli the company. I^resent ]-)Ostoffice addrcs?, Lickino; \'al- 
ley, ( ). 

Costello, Thomas. Enlisted as a substitute \\'ov. 25, 1864. He 
died Jan. 3, 1865. and is buried at Nashville, Tenn. 

Cooper, Theodore. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; no further record. 
Died since the close of the war. 

Crawford, (iilbert B. Llnlisted Aut;". i, 1861, and waf' dischaiLjXHl 
on Surgeon's certificate of disability Jan. 20, 1863. 

Clark, (ieorge \V. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was transferred to 
the \'eteran Reserve Corps Oct. 28, 1863. 

Crossland, Jolni \\\ hjilisted Aug. i. 1861, and died on Cheat 
Mountain, W. \ a.. Oct. 29, i86r. He is buried in the Na- 
tional Cemetery at (irafton, W. \ a. 

Carlow, John. Enlisted Aug. i. 1861, and died at Beverly, W. Va., 
Dec. 26. 1861. He is buried in the National Cemetei\- at 
Beverl}-, W. \ a. 

Craig, William. E.nlisted Aug. i, 1861. Xo further record. 

Davidson, Richard. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-cidisted Dec. 17, 
1863; was wounded July 13, 1864, and mustered out with the 
company. I 'resent postoffice address, Newark. O. 

Dunfee, Thomas, l^rafted Nov. i, 1864. and was mustered out 
with' the compan\-. His present ])ostoffice address is Brod- 
rick, O. 

Delover, Joseph. Enlisted as a sul)stitute Dec. i, 1864, and was 
mustered out while in hospital July 20, 1865, by order of War 
Department. Present postoffice address, Atchison, Kan. 

Dodds, James C. Enlisted as a sul)stitute Feb. 7, 1865, and was 
mustered oiit in hospital July 20. 1865, by order of the War 
Department. 

Dick, Thomas C. Enlisted Aug. 1, 18C2; was wounded near At- 
lanta, Ga., July 22, 1864, and discharged May 15, 1865, by 
order of the War De|)artnient. Present postoffice address, 
Topeka, Kan. 

Eofif. John. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was killed in tiie battle of 
McDowell, W\ \'a..'May 8, 1862. He is buried in the Na- 
tional Cemetery at Grafton, W'. Va. 



COMPANY G. 207 

Eoff, Charles D. Enlisted March i, 1862; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863; 
was transferred to Co. F and promoted to ist Sergeant April 
18, 1864; to Sergt. Major Dec. 29, 1864; to 2d Lieutenant 
of Co. E May 22, 1865, and mustered out with, said company. 
Present postofBce address, Danville, 111. Died, 1893. 

French, David G. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863, and was mustered out with the company. Present post- 
office address, McClung, O. 

Ford, James A. Enlisted March 31, 1864, and was mustered out 
with the company. 

Fosdick, William. Drafted Nov. 16, 1864, and was nmstered out 
with the company. 

Foos, John. Drafted Nov. 15. 1864. Never reported for duty; 
no record. 

Gee, Joseph. Enlisted as a substitute Feb. 7, 1S65, and was dis- 
charged June 7, 1865, by order of the War Department. 
Present postoffice address, Maysville, Ky. 

Goppart, Andrew. Enlisted as a substitute Nov. 29. 1864. Never 
reported for duty ; no record. 

Grosbaugh, Jacob. Drafted Nov. 15, 1864, and discharged June 
7, 1865, by order of the War Department. 

Grandstafif, Leander. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 

1863, and was killed in action near Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 20, 

1864. He is buried in the National Cemetery at Marietta, Ga. 
Gilmore. William. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, and was mustered out 

at East Point, Ga., Sept. 2^, 1864, by expiration of term of en- 
listment. 

Hibbs, William S. Enlisted March 28, 1864, and was nuistered 
out in hospital July 20, 1865, by order of the War Depart- 
ment. 

Hazlett, Thomas M. Enlisted Feb. 17, 1864, and was mustered 
out while absent on furlough July 20, 1865, by order of the 
War Department. Present postoffice address, Newark, O. 

Horn, Joseph. Enlisted as a substitute Feb. 3. 1865, and was nms- 
tered out with the company. 

Hollis, William. Enlisted as a substitute Nov. 23, 1864. Never 
reported for duty; no record. 

Homan, Henry. Drafted Sept. 21, 1864, and was discharged May 
15, 1865, by order of the War Department. 

Harvey, Nathan C. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was discharged on 
Surgeon's certificate of disability at Columbus, O., Oct. 20, 
1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga., in 1875. 



20^ TllIK'l Y SKCOND KKGIMENT O. V. I. 

ilazlett, Tln,mas j. r.nlisted I'^cb. 27. 1864, and i\\v([ near Gra- 
tiot. ( ).. July 28. 1864. 

Hamilton. Arthur W ['Unlisted Auj;. i, 1861 ; was transferred to 
the 9th Ohio Cavalry and promoted to 2d Lieutenant l''eb. 
3, 1863: to 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant Dec. 2. 1863. and to 
Captain I-'el). 10, 1865. He had not niusiered as Captain, 
however, when he was severely wounded at Aiken. S. C, 
^iareh 10. 1865. and died March 26. 1865, at Ciieraw. S. C. 
He is buried in the Xaticnal Cemetery at Florence. S. C. 

Hugiies. Henry C. Knlisted Aut^. i. 1861. and was discharged at 
Columbus. ( ).. March 30. 1863. on Surgeon's certificate of 
disability. Present postofifice address, Colorado Springs, Col. 

Hamilton. Henry. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and died at l»everly, W. 
\'a., Dec. 12, 1861. He is l)uried at Brownsville, (). 

Hamilt>)n, Robert J. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; was severely 
wounded in action at Camp Allegheny, \V. \'a., Dec. 13, 1861, 
and died at Zanesville, ( )., Dec. 28. 1861. 

Hamer. Robert. Enlisted March i. 1862, and died at Vicksburg, 
Miss., Aug. II, 1863. He is buried in the National Ceme- 
tery at Vicksburg, Miss. 

Hewett, Herbert M. Enlisted July i, 1862, and was discharged 
March 2S, 1863, to date Jan. 20, 1863. Present postoffice 
address, Cincinnati, ( ). 

Jones, Isaiah. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1S63, 
and was mustered out with tlie company. Present postoffice 
address, Cilenburn, 111. 

Jolmson, George W. ■ Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863. and was discharg-ed while on furlough July 20. 1865, by 
order of the War Department. Present postoffice address, 
Petersl)urg. 111. 

Jamison. James. Enlisted as a substitute Eel). 16, 1865, and was 
mustered out with the company. 

Kildow, George W. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 : re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863; was wounded near Atlanta, Ga., July 2T, 1864, and 
was discharged June 5, 1865, by order of tiie War Depart- 
ment. Present ])Ostoffice address, Roseville, ( ). 

Kincaid, Steplien. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863, and was killed Se])t. 3. 1864. by a shot from the enemy's 
l^icket liiie, near Lovejoy's Station. Ga. He is buried in the 
National Cemetery at Marietta, Ga. 

Kaefer. Christian. Ejilisted .March 7. 1865, and was mustered out 
with the c()m])any. 



COMPANY G. 209 

Keyes. Cenjamin F. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17. 
1863, and was killed in action, ]\v guerillas, near Galesville,' 
Ala. He is buried in the National Cenietery at Marietta, Ga. 

Lynn, George. Enlisted Feb. 22^, 1865, and was mustered out with 
the company. 

Lemons, Henr\\ Enlisted as a substitute Nov. 28, 1864, and was 
mustered out with the company. 

Lattush. Richard. Enlisted as a sul)stitute Feb. 10, 1865. no 
further record. 

Lenhart. James H. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was mustered out 
at Chattanooga, Teun., Aug. 28. 1864, by expiration of his 
term of enlistment. Present postofitice address, Somerset, O. 

Laughman. Reese 11 Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, and was mustered 
out at East Point. Ga., Sept. 27, 1861. by expiration of his 
term of enlistment. Present postofiice address, Greenfork, 
Lid. 

Lytic, William. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was transferred to the 
Veteran Reserve Corps Oct. 2'i, 1863. Died since discharged. 

Lewis. Francis. Enlisted Aug. i. 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863; 
was wounded near x\tlanta, Ga., Aug. 25, 1864, and died 
Sept. 7, 1864. He is buried in the National Cemetery at 
Marietta, Ga. 

Larzelere, Robert. Enrolled Aug. i, 1861. No further record. 
Present ])ostoffice address, Roseville, (). 

Murphy, Cornelius. Enlisted Aug. 1. 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863; was captured by the enemy July 22. 1864, near At- 
lanta, (ja., and was mustered out with the company. His 
present postofifice address is National Military Flome, O. 

Murphy, Samuel. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17. 
1863, and was mustered out with the company. Died since 
date of discharge at Zanesville, O. 

Morgan, Rheuben H. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 
17, 1863, and was nmstered out in hospital, by order of the 
War Department. 

Melick, William H. H. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863; was captured by the enemy July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, 
Ga., and was mustered out with the company. Present post- 
offtce address, Roseville, O. 

Martin. Francis. Enlisted as a sul^stitute Feb. 15, 1865. and was 
mustered out with the company. 

McKnight, Richard. Enlisted as a substitute Feb. 11. 1865, and 
was mustered out with the company. 



210 THIKTY-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. * 

since (late of (lischar<:^e, near Gratiot. O. 

McCoy, William. Enlisted as a sul)stilnte Nov. 25. 1864, and was 

McCaninion. William. Enlisted Aui;-. i. 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 
17, 1863, and was mnstered ont with the company. Died 

Miller, |ose])h. Enlisted March 4, 1862. No further record. 

Miller, John. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was killed in action at 
Baker's Creek, Miss., Feb. 5, 1864. He is buried in the Na- 
tional Cemetery at \'icksburo-. Miss. 

nnistered out with the company. Present postfjffice address, 
Alma. ( ). 

Newland. Alfred R. Enlisted March 23, 1864. and was nnistered 
out with the com])any. 

Nettleton, Albert S. N. Enlisted March 2^, 1864, and was mus- 
tered out May 29, 1865, by order of the War Deartment. 

Norman, Rufus A. Enlisted Aut^". i, 1861. and died at X'icksburg. 
Miss., Aug. 3, 1863. He is buried in the National Cemetery 
at \'icksburg'. Miss. 

()rtlii)p. William, l^lnlisted Aug. i. 1861, and died at \ icksl)urg. 
Miss., Aug. 23, 1863. He is buried in the National Cemetery 
at V'icksburg, Miss. 

Peterson, James. Enlisted ; was wounded near V'icksburg, 

Miss.. June, 1863; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, and was mus- 
tered out with the company. Present postoffice address, 
Gratiot. O. 

Parker, Reece. Enlisted as a sul)stitute Feb. 16, 1865, and was 
nnistered out with the company. 

Paul, Casper. Enlisted as a substitute Veh. 14. 1865, and was mus- 
tered out with the company. 

Payne, James L. Enlisted Sept. 18. 1861. and was discharged 
April 3, 1863, at Columbus. O.. on Surgeon's certificate of 
disability. Died at Normal, ill., in 1881. 

Ppv'or. Samuel H. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was killed in action 
at Camp Allegheny, W. Va., Dec. 13. 1861. He is buried in 
the National Cemetery at Grafton, W. Va. 

Prior. David. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and died at Beverly. W. 
\"a.. Dec. 17. 1861. He is buried in the National Cemetery at 
Grafton, W. \^a. 

Reddick, John. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861. The record is incom- 
plete. 

Richardson, Grafton. Enlisted Feb. 20, 1864; was captured by 
the enemy July 22, 1864, near Atlanta. Ga. Died in rebel 
prison at Andersonville. Ga., and is buried in the National 
Cemetery at that i)lace. 



COMPANY G. 211 

Rusco, Gregory. Enlisted as a sul«titnte Jan. i8, 1865, and was 
mustered out with the company. 

Rible, Isaiah. EnUsted Aug. i, 1861, and was mustered out at 
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Aug. 28, 1864. by expiration of his term 
of enlistment. Present postof^ce address, Uniontown (prob- 
ably Eultonham), O. 

Rutter, James. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was nmstered out at 
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1864, by expiration of his term 
of enlistment. 

Richards, Wellington. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, and was mustered 
out at East Point, Ga., Sept. 27, 1864, by expiration of his 
term of enlistment. Present postof^ce address, Columbus, O. 

Roberts, George W. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was discharged 
Oct. 22, 1862, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of 
disability. Present postoi^ce address, Zanesville, O. 

Runnion, Jeremiah. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, and was discharged 
Oct. 16, 1862, at Columl)us, O., on Surgeon's certificate of 
disability. 

Rankin, Grafton F. Enlisted March i, 1862, and was appointed 
Sergeant. He was transferred to and commissioned in the 
7th La. \'ol. (colored), Dec. 8, 1863. Died near Gratiot, O., 
Jan. 24, 1882. 

Reddick, Abraham. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861. and died at Beverly, 
W. Va., Dec. 16, 1861. He is l)uried in the National Ceme- 
tery' at Grafton, W. Va. 

Starkey, Sylvester. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863, and was mustered out while on furlough July 20, 1865, 
by order of the War Department. Died since date of dis- 
charge, in the West. 

Smart. John W. Enlisted Jan. i, 1864, and was discharged May 
22, 1865, by order of the War Department. 

Smart. Thomas M. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was transferred to 
the Veteran Reserve Corps Oct. 28, 1863. Present postoffice 
address, Gratiot, O. 

Suttles, Isaac. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, 
and was mustered out June 20, 1865, by order of the War 
Department. 

Shiplett, Alfred. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and was transferred to the 
Veteran Reserve Corps Oct. 28, 1863. 

Sims, Mahlon A. Enlisted Aug. i, 1862, and was severely 
wounded in action at Vicksburg, Miss., May 26, 1863, and 
died June i, 1863. He is buried at Columbus, O. 



212 THIKTY-SECOND KKGIMENT, O. V. I. 

Sctzer. X'olncy I'.. ICnIisted Au*^-. i. 1861: re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863, and was nnistered out witli tiie company. Present 
postoffice address, l'>'-ock. .\'el). 

Slierrard. David A. I-Lnlistetl Aug-, i. 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17. 
1863. and was mustered out with the company. Died since 
discharoed at Xew Straitsville, (). 

Sowers, Richard V. F^nlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863, and was transferred to Co. D, 2d Battalion, \'eteran 

Reserve Corps , and was discharged Jul\ 24, 1864. 

Died since discharged at Roseville, O. 

Sowers, Alvah j. Enlisted ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, and 

was mustered out with the company. Present postoffice ad- 
dress, Roseville, ( ). 

Stokely, David E. Enlisted , 1862; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, 

and was mustered out with the company. Present postoffice 
address, iiurlingame. Kan. 

Spencer, William. Enlisted March 17, 1862; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863, and was mustered out with the company. Present post- 
office address, Otterville, Mo. 

Sipe, Christopher. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861. 

Turley, David W. Enli,sted Sept. 18, 1861, and was mustered out 
at East Point, Ga., Sept. 2/, 1864, by expiration of his term of 
enlistment. Present postoffice address, Sedalia, AIo. 

Wilson, William Henry. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 : re-enlisted Dec. 
17, 1863; was a good soldier and had lots of fun; mustered 
out with the company. Present postoffice address. Com- 
ing- ^^; 

Wilson, William Hamilton. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted 
Dec. 17, 1863; mustered out with the company. 
Waters. Abel E. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863; mustered out with the company. Present postoffice 
address, Xenia, O. 

W'hite. James. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861 ; was wounded in action at 
Camp Allegheny, W. \'a., Dec. 13, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 
1863; mustered out witli the company. Died at High Hill, 
()., in 1872. 

Worst, George. Enlisted Aug. i. 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, 
and was nnistered out with the company. Present postoffice 
address, Marysville, Mo. 

Walker, John T. Enlisted Jan. 22, 1861. and died Oct. 6, 1864. at 
Marietta. Ga., and is buried in the National Cemetery at that 
place. 



COMPANY G. 213 

Weisgerl)er, Philip. Enlisted Jan. i, 1864; mustered out with 

the company- 
Welsh, Robert V. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861, and died at Vicksburg, 

Miss., and is buried in the National Cemetery at that place. 
Woolf, Henry C. Enlisted Aug. i, 1861. No further record. 

Benjamin Howes. Colored under-cook. Enlisted July 25, 1863, 

for three years. No further record. 
David Buckner. Colored under-cook. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1863, for 

three years. No further record. 
Samuel Wadley. Colored under-cook. Enlisted Nov. 12, 1863, 

for three years. No further record. 
Sidney Williams. Colored under-cook. Enlisted Nov. 12, 1863, 

for three years. No further record. 
Madison Watson. Colored under-cook. Enlisted March 12, 

1865, for three years, and was mustered out with the company. 
Jackson lUial. Colored under-cook. Enlisted March 17, 1865, 

for three years, and was mustered out with the company. 



COMPANY H. 



[No Company history furnished.] 

Mustered in September 5th, 1861, at Camp Dennison, 
Ohio, by John R. Edie, Major Fifteenth Infantry, U. S. A. 
Mustered out July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., by Robert M. 
Woods, First Lieutenant Sixty-fourth Illinois Volunteers. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY H. 



CAPTAINS. 



George Al. Haxtcr. Enrolled Sept. 5, 1861. Resigned May 24. 
1862, at Franklin, Va. 

Samuel R. Brecse. Enrolled Sept. 5. 1861. Promoted from ist 
Lieutenant May 24, 1862; killed Sept. 15, 1862. in balle of 
Harper's Ferry, Va. 

Levi J. Saint. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Promoted from ist Ser- 
geant Sept. 15, 1862; resigned lulv 2, 1863, at Vicksburg, 
Miss. 

Alfred (r. Parnelt. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Promoted to 2d 
Lieutenant from Sergeant Sejit. 15, 1862; Captain jvme 30, 
1863; nuistered out Nov. 10, 1864, at Marietta, (ia., on ex- 
piraticju of term of service. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

Charles N. Mover. I'^nrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Pronu)ted to 2d 
Lieutenant from Sergeant Ma\- 17, 1862; ist Lieutenant 
June 30, 1863; resigned Sept. 5. 1864. at East Point. Ga. 

Milton Latta. Enrolled July 20, 1861. Promoted from 2d 
Lieut. Co. C June 6, 1865; mustered out with company. 



COMPANY H. 215 

John W. Meyers. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Mustered as private; 

appointed 1st Sergeant ; promoted to 2d Lieutenant 

May 17, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Nov. 26, 1864; transferred to 
Company K June 13. 1865; veteran. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

John S. Van Marter. Enrolled Sept. 5. 1861. Resigned April 
I, 1862, at Cheat Mountain, W. Va. 

Jerome R. Wells. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Promoted from Cor- 
poral Nov. II, 1863; mustered out Dec. 26, 1864, at Savan- 
nah, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Charles C. Anderson. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Appointed from 

Corporal ; promoted to 2d Lieutenant February 20, 

1865; 1st Lieutenant Co. A May 18, 1865; veteran. 

FIRST SERGEANT. 

William H. Junkin. Appointed Sergeant from Corporal Oct. 8, 

1864; 1st Sergeant May 22, 1865: absent , on furlough; 

mustered out July 20, 1865. by order of War Department; 
veteran 

SERGEANTS. 

tienry G. Lehman. ( )n detached sendee ; mustered out July 

20, 1865, l:)y order of War Department; veteran. 

Henry Miller. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Wounded Sept. 13. 1862. 
in action at Maryland Eleights, Md. ; appointed Corporal 

; Sergeant Jan. i, 1865; mustered out witli company; 

veteran. 

William M. Whittaker. Enrolled Aug. 29, 1862. Appointed Cor- 
poral Nov. I, 1862; Sergeant March 2j, 1865; mustered out 
with company. 

Charles H. Davis. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; Sergeant June 20. 1865; mustered out with com]:)anv; 

veteran. 

Mathias Ridenour. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered as private; 

appointed Sergeant ; wounded Eeb. 5, 1864, in battle 

of Baker's Creek, Miss.; promoted to Captain i8oth C). V. L 
Sept. 25, 1864; veteran. 

Theodore F. P'isher. Discharged March 27, 1865, to accept pro- 
motion ; veteran. 

J(jhn E. Tracy. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Appointed from pri- 
vate ; mustered out Sept. 15, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga.. on 

expiration of term of service. 



216 THIKTY-SECOND KEOIMKNT O. \'. I. 

Charles Ludlow. i'jirolk<l Aiii^'. K), 1(S6i. rransferred to Med- 
ical 1 )ei)arliiient Jan. I, 1862. al I'.everly. W. \'a. ; no further 
record found. 

lames i\. Jollev. l'",nrolle(l Aul;'. H), 1861. Aj)])ointed from Cor- 
poral ; discharged ( )ct. 24, 1862, at Camp Dous^lass. 111., 

on Snrii-eon's certificate of tlisal)ilit\'. 

o 

COKl'OKAI.S. 

Horace A. llu.ljhard. Enrolled Auj;- 19, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral April 27, 1864; absent , on furlough; mustered 

out July 20, 1865. by order of War Department; veteran. 

Thomas W . Railing-. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Wounded Feb. 5, 
1864, in battle of Baker's Creek, Miss.; appointed Corporal 

April 2-], 1864; absent ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by 

order of War Department; veteran. 

I'^Ji t'lenuning. Appointed Corporal May i, 1864; absent , 

on furlough; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War 
Department; veteran. 

David May. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Appointed Corporal Sept. 
30, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Sami\el L. Hullabarger. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. A]:)pointe(l 
Corporal Jan. i, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Sebastian Hunbarger. Enrolled Aug. ic), 1861. Captured .May 

16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss.; exchanged ; 

appointed Corporal April i, 1865; mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Marion Rigdon. Enrolled Aug. U), 1861. Appointed Corporal 
April I, 1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

William Rigdon. iCnrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal 
Jime 20, 1865; mustered out with company. 

Jacob 1'. Early. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; wounded April 16, 1864, at Harrisburg, \ a.; al^sent, 

sick ; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 

l)artment. 

John W. Junkin. luirolled Aug. 19, 1861 ; appointed Corporal 
; transferred to \ eteran Reserve Corps March 15, 1864. 

Thomas E. Young. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Oct. 
26, 1863, to accept promotion. 

I'K'IVATnS. 

Anderson, Jolm 11. Enrolled Jan. i, 1864. Mustered out with 
com])any. 



COMPANY H. 217 

Anderson, Uenjaniin V. Enrolled Jan. i, 1864. MuslL-reil out 

with company. 
Ashton, Francis A. Enrolled Feb. 2, 1864. Mustered \n\t with 

company. 
Alberry, Christian. Enrolled Sept. i, 1861. Transferred to Co. I 

Oct. 10, 1861. 
Abbott, Hamilton. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Killed IMay 16. 1863, 

in battle of Champion Hills, Miss. 
Allen,. Samuel L. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Killed June 19, 1863, 

in action near Vicksburg, Miss. 
Ambrose, John. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 

Binker, John. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 
.Bates, Theodore W. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Bates, Zachariah T. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Bright, John. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Clustered out with com- 
pany. 
B.inker, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Mustered out with com- 

])any; veteran. 
Beckton, John. Enrolled Dec. 11, 1864. Never reported for duty; 

no further record found. 
Bakehorn, William H. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged May 

16, 1865, at New York, on Surgeon's certificate of disability; 

veteran. 
Bingham, John C. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Died Jul\ 20. 1864, 

near Atlanta, Ga. 
Barrett. William F. E. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Died Sept. 26, 

1864, at Rome, Ga. 
Brough, Jacob. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1865. Substitute: died Feb. 

25. 1865, at Hilton Head, S. C. 
Barr, Robert H. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Killed July 21, 1864, in 

l)attk near Atlanta, Ga. 
Boehmer, Gottleib. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Oct. 25, 
1862, at Columbus, O., for wounds received Sept. — , 1862, at 

Harper's Ferry, Va. 
Baker, William. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Discharged Aug. 9, 

.1862, at Columbus, O., for wounds received May 8, 1862, at 
McDowell, Va. 
Burke, Joshua B. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Killed May 8, 1862, 
in l)attle of McDowell, Va. 



218 TIIIKTY-SECOND KKGIMP:nT O. V. I. 

lUirkr. John. I'Jirollcd Au^-. 19, 1861. Died Dec. 11, 1863, in 

Ohio. 
r>an-, losepli M. Riirolled Au,<;-. K). 1861. Died April 5. 1864, in 

( )lii(). 
IJates. Fdijali (i. iMirolled Aug. 19, 1861. 
r)ro\vn. James. Enrolled Aui:^. i<). 1861. 
r.lay, Jolin. Enrolled Aui;-. 19, 1861. 
r>orton. John W. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 

7, 1864. at C'olunibus, ()., on expiration of term of service. 
Connor, Tliomas P. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
Curtis, Augustus W. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1862. Mustered out with 

coni])an\'. 
Corwin. JKMijamin. Enrolled Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out with 

C()in]).'my. 
Chany, lUanchard. Enrolled Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Clippinger, Adam II. Enrolled A])ril 9, 1864. Discharged July 

18, 1865, at hospital at Washington, D. C. 
Clark, James G. Enrolled Dec. 2, 1863. Mustered out with com- 

])any. 
Chaml)ean, Ciiarlcs. Enrolled Xov. 26, 1864. Substitute; mus- 
tered out witli company. 
Culbertson, John. Enrollecl h\^l). 7, 1865. Drafted; mustered (jut 

with companv. 
Chambers. Alexander. Enrolled Dec. 15, 1864. Substitute; 

never reported for duty; no further record found. 
Connel, Joseph. Enrolled Dec. 15, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty ; no further record found. 
Carmed)-. William. Enrolled Feb. 17. 1865. Substitute. 
Cremean. James D. Enrolled March 31, 1864. Died July 13, 

1864. at Rome, Ga., of wounds received , in action. 

Crawford, Herman P. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Detached April 

21, 1864, at Cairo, 111.; mustered out , to date Aug. 26, 

1864, by order of War De]:)artment. 
Clime, James Al. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Se|)t. 20, 

1S61, at 1 Beverly, W'. \ a., on Sm-geon's certificate of disability. 
Cahill, Daniel F. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 
Cropley, Edward. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 
fleeter. W^illiam. Enrolled Nov. 22, 1864. Substitute; mustered 

out with couipany. 
Dowden, George. Enrolled Sei)t. 26. 1864. Drafted. 



COMPANY ir, 21') 

Davidson, John. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Killed Sept. 13, 1862, 

in action at Maryland Heights. 
Evans, Isaac A. Enrolled Jan. 2. 1864. Died Aug. 18. 1864, at 

Rome, Ga., of wounds received in action. 
h>isinger, Alexander. Enrolled Jan. 2. 1864. Mustered out witli 

company. 
Much, Oliver H. Enrolled Jan. i, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 
Foot, Willis. Enrolled h\^l). 13, 1865. Substitute; discharged 

July 3, 1865, by order of War Department 
Ferrell, Charles. Enrolled Feb. 2, 1865. Substitute; mustered 

out with company, 
hdorry, Jacob. Enrolled Jan. 15, 1864. Drafted. 
Gibbs, Thomas. Enrolled Nov. 18, 1864. Drafted; mustercdi out 

with company. 
Harberer. John. Enrolled Dec. I. 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Hooker, Charles R. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Hooker, Addison S. Enrolled Jan. 7, 1864. Mustered out witli 

company. 
Harrison, Robert. Enrolled Dec. 2, 1864. Drafted; mustered 

out May 26, 1865, at Xcw York, by order of War Department. 
Harper, Elisha R. Enrolled Jan. i, 1864. Died Sept. 12, 1864, at 

Marietta, Ga., of wounds received , in action. 

Hooker, Royal I>. Enrolled Nov. 26, 1864. Substitute. 
Holland, Thomas. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Sept. 24 

1861, at Cheat Mountain, W. \'a., on Surgeon's certificate 
of disability. 

Heater. Eli A. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged July 18, 

1862, at Columbus, ( )., for wounds received , near Frank- 
lin, Va. 

Harbcrt, William. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discliargcd Jan. 30, 

1863, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disalMlity. 
Hesler, Adam. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Aug. 18, 

1863, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Hannon, George. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1863. Discharged Aug. 8, 

1863, at Yicksburg, Miss., on Surgeon's certificate of disa- 

bilitv. 
Hawk, Philip. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Died Oct. 16, 1863. at 

\'icksburg. Miss. 
Hufl'man. Levi L Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 



220 THIRTY-SKCOND KEOIMENT, O. V. I. 

Jones. William K. luirollcd Aui^:. '9. '86i. Died July 13, 1864. 
of wduiuls received . in acti(jn at I'.ij;- Shanty, (ja.; vet- 
eran. 

junkin, An-lrew C I'Jirolled Aui;-. K). 1861. Transferred to \'et- 
eran Reserve Cor])s March 15. 1864. 

Innkins. Isaac. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. On nuistcr in roll, no 
further record found. 

Kellev, William. Enrolled Dec. 6, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Kiplinger, Abram \\ hju-olled Xov. 13, 1863. Mustered out 
with company. 

Kearns, Peter. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Discharf^ed June 13, 1865, 
by order of War Department. 

Kipling^er. Samuel M. Enrolled Auii;. 29, 1862. Died March 20. 

1864, at Evansville, Ind. 

Kibbler, Georc^e W. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Discharged May 
2, 1863, at Columbus, ()., for wounds received Sept — , 1862, 
in battle of Harper's Eerry, \'a. 

Lones, Commodore R. Mustered out with company. 

Lewis, William. Enrolled Dec. 9, 1864. Substitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

Lytle,Hugh P. Enrolled Aug. 29, 1862. Discharged Eeb. 9, 1865, 
on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Liddou, Harrison. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Died Dec. 16, 1861, 
at Pieverly, W. Va. 

Larger, John P. Enrolled March 15, 1862. Killed May 11, 1862, 
by guerillas, near Eranklin, \'a. 

Meyers, Thomas J. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Al)sent . on 

furlough; mustered out July 20, 1865, l)y order of War De- 
partment; veteran. 

Meyers, William. Enrolled Aug. K). 1861. Mustered out with 
comany; veteran. 

McKensie, John. Enrolled Nov. 18, 1864. Sul)stitute; never re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 

McP^all, George W. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Discharged Aug. 3, 

1865, from Co. C, 19th liattalion. Veteran Reserve Corps. 
Miller, Enoch. Enrolled Jan. 2. 1864. Drafted; mustered out 

with company. 
Maggart, Abraham. Enrolled May ti, 1864. Drafted; nuistered 

out with company. 
McClure, John. Enrolled Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out with c(:»ni- 

pany. 



COMPANY H. 221 

Morris, George W. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Wounded May 22, 

1863, in action at V'icksburg, Miss.; absent , in hospital; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Miller, Jeriah G. Enrolled Aug. 31, 1862. Wounded May 22, 

1863, in action at Vicksburg, Miss.; absent , in hospital; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Micha, Edward R. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Sept. 
15, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga., on Surgeon's certificate of disa- 
bility. 

McCiintock, George. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Captured May 16, 
1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss.; no further record 
found. 

Micha, John R. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Aug. 30, 
1863, at Menii)his, Tenn., on Surgeon's certificate of disa- 
bility. 

McRight, John H. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Died April 15, 1863. 
at Berry's Landing, La. 

Miller, John. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Captured May 8, 1862, at 
Shenandoah, \'a.; paroled June 2, 1862; no further record 
found. 

Osborn, Francis. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Died June 12, 1862, 
at Petersburg, V^a. 

Pontzius, Solomon. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Wounded , at 

siege of Vicksburg, Miss.; mustered out with company; vet- 
eran. 

Parker. Thomas. Enrolled Feb. 1 1, 1865. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Point, William G. Enrolled Jan. i. 1864. Discharged May 29, 
1865, at Camp Dennison, C, by order of War Department. 

Porter, Thomas J. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Died Jan. 25, 1865, at 
Columbus, O., of wounds received — — , in action. 

Pagett, Winfield S. Enrolled April 3, 1864. Killed July 22, 1864, 
in batle of Atlanta, Ga. 

Pierce, Charles A. Enrolled Jan. 26, 1865. Subsiiitute. 

Pritchard, John. Enrolled Aug. 29, 1862. Discharged Sept. 29, 
1863, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Perkins, William A., Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 

Rader, Joseph. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Richards, James. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Absent . on fur- 
lough; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 
partment. 



222 THIRTY-SECOND REGIRIKNT O. V. I. 

Roof, William, l^irollcd Aug-. i8. 1861. Absent May 17, 1862, 

on detached duty in N'iroinia; nuistered out , 1864, on 

exi)iration of term of service. 

Rydman. George \\'. Mustered out with company: veteran. 

Redding. George. Enrolled Jan. 14. 1865. Drafted. 

Rig;gon, Charles. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Appointed Corporal 

: reduced — — ; transferred to \ eteran Reserve Corps 

Aiarcli 15, 1864. 

Root, Cyrus. ICnrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Died May 29, 1863. of 
wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Chami)ion Hills. 
Miss. 

Sherer. Daniel H. Enrolled Aug. 29. 1862. Absent . on fur- 
lough; mustered out July 20. 1865. by order of War Depart- 
ment. 

Sowers. David, hlnrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Wounded April 13, 

1862, in action at Maryland Heights. Md.; nuistered out 
with company; veteran. 

Smith, Isaac A. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Mustered out witii com- 

])any; veteran. 
Siferd. William, l^nrolled Nov. t8, 1863. Mustered out v.ith com- 

]jan\-. 
St'aly. Rol)ert. I^^nroUed Jan. [, 1864. Mustered out with com- 

])any. 
Stewart, David. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1864. Drafted: discharged 

July II, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Shrader, Charles. Enrolled Sei)t. 29, 1864. Drafted: nuistered 

out , 1865, by order of War Department. 

Siferd, John. Enrolled Dec. 18, 1863. Died March 2=,, 1865, at 

Goldsboro, N. C. 
Snyder, Daniel. Enrolled March 15, 1864. Died Aug. 30, 1864. 

at Rome. Ga. 
Streely. Henry. Enrolled A])nl 14. 1864. Died Sej^t. 14, 1864. 

at Rome, Ga. 
Smith, Mathias II. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. ^lu.stered out Sept. 

15. 1S64. near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 
Sewells. Samuel ( i. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Aug. 9, 

1863, for wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Cham- 
pion Hills, Miss. 

Smith, John. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out Sejjt. 2^, 

1864, at Rock Island. 111. 

Shower. John A. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Discharged Sei)t. 20, 
1861, at Beverly. W. \'a., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 



COMPANY H. 223 

Stoddar, Andrew R. Enrolled December i6, 1862. 

Tunget, George E. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Tingle, Elijah C. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Absent Oct. 31. 1864, 
on detached duty; mustered out July 20, 1865. by order of 
War Department; veteran. 

Tallman, George. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Died July 20. 1864, at 
Rome, Ga. 

Voorhes, James M. Enrolled Jan. i, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

\"outran, John. Enrolled Aug. 19. 1861. Died March 21. 1864, 
at \ icksburg. Miss.; veteran. 

Walter, Philip. Enrolled Nov. 2, 1864. Drafted; discharged 
July 13, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Williams, Henry C. Enrolled Aug. 19, i86r. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Wilson, George W. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Absent , on fur- 
lough; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment. 

Watt, Joseph H. Enrolled Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Westenbarger, Louis D. Enrolled Sept. 2t^, 1864. Drafted; nuts- 
tered out with company. 

Watt, Tames. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Workman, Joseph. Enrolled Jan. 4. 1864. Discharged June 15, 
1865, at Annapolis, Md. 

Wilson, George. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 
'West, John. Enrolled Aug. 19, 1861. 

Ishain McMichael. Enrolled Nov. 20, 1864. Colored under- 
cook; mustered out with company. 

Samuel Brown. Enrolled July 5, 1863. Colored under-cook; 
absent, sick Feb. 17, 1864, at Meridian Miss.; mustered out 
Julv 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Elisha Booker. Enrolled July 10, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

Frederick Coleman. Enrolled July 5, 1863. Colored under-cook. 



COMPANY 1. 



BV CHARLES K. SMITH. 

In the formation of Company I fifty or more men were 
recruited at Mansfield from Van Wert, Paulding-, Fichland, 
and Ashland counties, and assig"ned to Joseph Gladden of 
Ashland as Captain. They were recruited in Jul}^ and Aug^ust, 
and on the 3d of September were transferred to Camp Dennison, 
where they were joined by fifty men recruited in De.laware 
County, under command of Capt. Jay Dyer. The two de- 
tachments were consolidated, and by agreement the Dela- 
ware boys elected Jay Dyer as Captain, and the northwestern 
bo3'S elected Joseph Gladden First Lieutenant and W. H. H. 
Case Second Lieutenant. Dyer's men elected R. B. Bennett 
First Sergeant, and ever}' alternate non-commissioned officer, 
which gave general satisfaction throughout the company. 

On the 27th of September, 1861, twenty men from Com- 
pany I were detailed to do guard duty at a fort on Cheat 
Mountain summit. A cold rain set in, and instead of being 
relieved in two hours as we should have been, we were 
obliged to remain four. The air was piercing cold, and our 
clothes having been thoroughly soaked with rain, we were 
about to freeze up, when Captain Dyer went down to head- 
quarters and obtained permission to withdraw from the fort 
and vacate the post until morning. One man was so nearly 
frozen that we had to carry him in, and another had to be 
held up b}' two comrades while returning to camp. Our bell- 
tent was crowded. With a little fire in the center, and by 
lying spoon-fashion, we managed to worry through the 



COMPANY I. 225 

balance of the nigh+. In the morning-, September 28, we 
were smoking- like a nest of hogs, the steam and fog rising 
from our wet clothes filling the tent like a cloud. Fifteen or 
sixteen dead horses in camp showed how intensely cold and 
severe the weather was. 

As our tents were insufficient to protect us from the 
severe weather, Compan}^ I built log cabins large enough to 
accommodate sixteen persons each, with stone chimneys, so 
we could have good fires. But we had to cover the cabins 
with pine boughs, which did very well in dry weather, and 
turned off a part of the water when it rained. 

March 6th, 1862, Sergeant R. B. Bennett was promoted 
to Chaplain in place of Rev. Nicholson. Colonel Ford said 
he wanted a man for Chaplain in his regiment who had the 
love of God in his heart. On account of sickness and failing 
health, our brave and beloved Captain, Jay Dyer, resigned, 
and started for home about the 4th of March, 1862. 

Company I participated in all the marches, battles, 
skirmishes and sufferings of the regiment throughout the 
war. In the main, the history of the regiment is the history 
of the company. But on a few occasions Company I was 
called upon to perform service in which the regiment did not 
engage. In the grand charge of the regiment at Champion 
Hill, May 16th, 1863, the position of Company I was in front 
of a rebel battery on top of the hill. As our line swept up 
the hill, it came under the muzzles of guns which were dis- 
charging volleys of grape and canister, and just as the guns 
belched forth a double portion of the said material, we ducked 
our heads and let them pass over, and then with a bound and 
a shout we sprang up through the fire and smoke, seizing 
several of the guns and rendering hors-de-comhat nearly all 
the g-unners and horses in our front, and at the point of the 



22() THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

baj'onet eind well-directed discharg-e of musketn*, greatly 
assisted in driving- back the supports of the batter^-. 

The rebel line at this point was enlirel}' severed, and a 
portion of their rig-ht cut off, which necessitated a with- 
drawal from the lield. 

At Kenesaw Mountain, on June 19th, 1864, after being- 
well drenched with rain, Company I, in connection with 
skirmishers from other regiments, advanced upon Bushy 
Mountain, which lies nearly parallel with tae Kenesaw, and 
upon reaching the foot of the mountain, discovered heavy 
breastworks along- its summit, which Captain Johnson said 
we must charg-e. 

First he ordered us to halt and fix bayonets. Then up the 
steep slope of the mountain we pressed our way, till we got 
about half way, when we were ordered to double-quick. Our 
main line of battle was half a mile in the rear. To double- 
quick up a mountain was a little more than we were used to, 
but under the lead of our g-allant and brave Captain, we 
climbed up its rug-ged sides expecting every moment to re- 
ceive a terrible raking- fire, but not a shot was fired. When 
within a few feet of the works we looked for broadsides from 
the crest, and with a bound we cleared the wall onl}- to find 
it empt}'. The rebels had withdrawn that morning- to join 
their forces at some other point. 

Again, as our brig-ade charg-ed the heavj' earthworks at 
Atlanta on the 21st of July, and after fig-hting- at close rang-e 
for two hours, it was compelled to fall back on its line of de- 
fence, which was about one hundred rods to our rear. Regi- 
ment after reg-iment was compelled to fall back, leaving- the 
Thirty-second to keep up fire while they were on the retreat. 
The Thirt3^-second now beg-an its peculiar retrog-rade moye- 
nient, and Compan}- I, which was g-uarding- the colors, en- 
deavored to keep the rebels down till they g-ot well under 



COMPANY I. 227 

way for the rear. We did the best we could to save our com- 
rades. Soon after the charg^e on the works we were com- 
pelled to lie down in order to evade the charges of grape and 
canister and musketry which would otherwise have swept us 
into eternity. 

In order to further protect our lines, we dug pits in the 
g-round with our bayonets and tincups, throwing the dirt up 
in front as a sort of breastwork. We laid down in the pits 
on our backs to load, would then turn over and rise to our 
knees to fire, continuing the operation as long as we remained 
there. Finally all of the regiments and companies had g"one, 
leaving Company I alone in front of the formidable works 
which were full of live, brave johnnies, all eager to crush us 
out of existence. Captain Johnson arose, and gave orders for 
Company I to fall back. We sprang up from our miniature 
works, delivered our fire in the face of the enemy, and com- 
menced our perilous retreat. As soon as the rebels saw that 
we were the last ones in their front, they rose in their works 
and fired at will, while the artillery vomited grape, canister 
and shell. Thus, amid the deafening roar of cannon, the 
crashing of musketry, the shouts of the enemy, and the mu- 
sic of the deadly missiles as they swarmed in the air all 
around us, we sought our works as fast as nature would let 
us, and in an uncommonly short space of time we reached the 
works, over which we bounded, thanking God that we were 
safe once more. 

Again, on the next day, July 22d, Company I was called 
upon to perform a duty which was perilous in the extreme. 
We were called up at three o'clock in the morning to g-o on 
picket. A hasty breakfast was despatched, and then we 
were led out by Johnson while it was yet so dark we could 
scarcely see to a point about a mile in front of our 
camp. We crossed the line where the enemy had 



228 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

taken breakfast that morninj:);- but had then been called 
away to duty at other points. After remaining- here for a 
couple of hours we were ordered to advance, and finally de- 
ployed half a mile farther on. Company I occupied the ex- 
treme left flank of the Seventeenth Corps, except that the 
Iowa Brig-ade skirmishers formed a flank line at right ang-les 
with ours. Early in the day we saw squads of the enemy 
who seemed to be watching* our movements, and exchanged 
shots with them, but they seemed disinclined to disturb our 
position. There was a gap of nearly half a mile between our 
left flank and a body of our army supposed to be the Six- 
teenth Corps. 

About ten o'clock we heard cannonading' in our rear, and 
soon the roar of musketry greeted our ears. Looking- across 
the g-ap we saw the enemy charg-ing- our troops, who were 
falling- back pell mell like a Hock of sheep. They were soon 
rallied, however, and resisted further advance, for a time. 
Soon the whole rebel line burst into view in our rear and on 
both flanks as suddenly as if they had come up out of the 
g-round. A messeng-er broug-ht us orders to fall back, an 
order which we obeyed with alacrity. The battle was now 
rag-ing- seeming-l^- on every side. Captain Johnson endeavored 
to keep the company tog-ether, but as we were about to be 
cut off on both right and left, and as the enemy was pressing- 
heavily on our rear, and cannon balls calling- loudly for vic- 
tims, shells burstings around and among-st us, he shouted to 
his men to run for their lives and save themselves as best they 
could. An osag-e hedg-e hindered our retreat. Hi. Metcalf, 
W. Lake, Wes. McQuillen and two others were captured and 
sent to Andersonville. Finally we reached our lines and 
found a pit, which sixteen of us, including- the Captain, g-ot 
into, where we remained till late in the afternoon, when -we 
were escorted to the reg-imcnt, and soon advanced across the 



COMPANY I. 229 

field strewn with the dead and wounded of the enemy, to a 
strip of woods, and here ag^ain Company I took the skirmish 
line and advanced up the slope into the wood, so near to the 
enemy that we heard them talking, when we were ordered 
back to the edge of the wood, where we spent the nig^ht forti- 
fying. 

Company I was on the skirmish line July 10th, relieving 
Company H on the banks of the Nickajack. The rebels fell 
back to the Chattahoochee ; Company I followed and caught 
up with them while crossing the river. Some were in the 
water up to the chin. We halted them and made them come 
back, Serg-eant Watters and private Rad. Stearns captured 
four prisoners in a canebrake close by, making eig-ht prison- 
ers in all that we took at this point. As we had no protec- 
tion in many places, we had to dig" holes with our bayonets 
and hands and burrow into the earth for protection. The 
enemy on the opposite side of the river made it hot for us, 
and many of the boys had their clothes riddled with bullets. 
Isaiah Irwin and E. F. Granger were seriously wounded, and 
J. Gorsuch had a bad wrist wound. 

Sherman's army lay along- the Saltkahatchee Swamp in 
South Carolina, unable to find a crossing-. Several attempts 
had proved failures, and Sherman must have a route through 
and that soon. Accordingly, on the 2nd day of February, 
1865, Company I was called upon to open the way, or the gate 
to South Carolina as it was afterward called. Captain John- 
son led us down to the edg-e of the swamp, ordered us to load, 
and file into the thicket of brush, which was so thick we 
could scarcely get in. Once in however, we were enabled to 
walk oa the log-s for some distance. Soon, however, we had 
to g-et into the water and wade, stringing- out in single file, 
crossing- many streams of water from one foot to four feet 
deep ; strips of land between the streams g-ave us a chance to 
g-et some rest. 



230 THIKTY-SECOND KKGIMKNT O. V. I. 

Adam Schott brazed a line of trees to mark (uir route. 
Larg-e cypress trees g-rew all throiig-h this slu<>-g-ish stream, 
and the Spanish moss hung- in l)eautirul tresses so thick that 
it almost shut out the lig-ht of day. On we waded till we got 
over a mile, when the Captain chose twelve men and went to 
explore farther on. After reaching- the mainland, Serg-eant 
William Piper and another comrade went on till they crossed 
a picket-trail, and fearing they would be discovered, fell back 
joining- the comrades, satisfied that they had discovered the 
rebel picket line ; then still fell back till they rejoined the 
main company, and then all went back tog-ether, and reached 
camp tired nearly to death and as wet as human beings could 
be. Captain Johnson reported the whole matter to the Col- 
onel, and as soon as Sherman heard of our success ordered the 
division to cross and establish a line on the north side. 

According-ly, Company I led the division through the 
swamp, and as soon as the line could be formed went on the 
skirmish line in connection with companies from other regi- 
ments, and advanced. We soon struck a line of Confederate 
cavalry pickets, and opened a brisk fire which resulted in 
their flight. We now advanced about half a mile throug-h a 
cleared field to a fence, and made temporary breastworks. 
The rebels could be heard making* a g-reat commotion in 
camp not far away, and soon came down and opened fire 
upon us. We fell l)ack two thirds the wa}' and halted for the 
fig-ht, which now began in earnest. A lot of cotton bales ly- 
ing- close by were used as breastworks by a part of the com- 
pan}-, but the rest of us had to burrow in the g-round for pro- 
tection. A g-rand charge by the rebels on the right w^as met 
by our troops and repulsed, and thus the g-ates of South Car- 
olina were opened. 

OinaCEKS OF COMPANY I. 

After the resignation of Captain Jay Dyer, First Lieu- 
tenant Joseph Gladden took command. Chaplain Bennett 



COMPANY I. 231 

served out his time as Chaplain to the entire satisfaction of 
the reg-iment. 

Second Lieutenant W. H. H. Case resigned, and Serg-eant 
E. B. Adams was appointed First Lieutenant, and Burt Hub- 
bell Second Lieutenant. Lieutenant Adams being- wounded, 
was rendered unfit for field service, and transferred to duty at 
Columbus. Lieutenant Hubbell, a very efficient and faithful 
officer, was refused a commission, so he resigned, leaving 
Company I without Lieutenants ; and as Company I hadn't 
any worthy material, according- to Colonel Potts' idea, we 
were officered from other companies. 

Lieutenant D, R. Potts, of Company F, nephew of Col- 
onel Potts, First Lieutenant Frank Hyde, of Company B, and 
James F. Johnson, of Conipany B, were assigned to Company 
I, and remained its officers throughout. 

Captain Gladden resigned in Alabama. 

About the close of the war, Serg-eants William Piper and 
James L. Tyler were commissioned Lieutenants in Company L 

November, 1863, Lieutenant Huber, who had been com- 
manding- Company I during Captain Gladden's absence, re- 
turned to his company, and Lieutenant James F. Johnson of 
Company B was assigned to Company L Captain Gladden 
was called before a court of inquiry to show why he did not 
return at the expiration of his furlough. Thirty-five of 
Company I re-enlisted as veterans. 

KILLED AND WOUNDED. 

The following members of Company I were killed or 
wounded during the war : 

George H. Courter, wounded at Beverly, Va. 

Selah J. Stark, killed at battle of McDowell. 

H. C. Fuller, wounded at Harper's Ferry, died of wounds. 

E. B. Adams, wounded at Harper's Ferry. 

J. C. Warret, wounded at Harper's Ferry. 



_.•>_ THIKTY-vSKCOND KKGIINIICNT O. V. I. 

J. 15. Hull, wounded ul ClKiinpiun Hills, Miss. 

David Sherman, wounded at Baker's Creek battle. 

John Culbertson, wounded at Baker's Creek battle. 

Georg-e Osborne, wounded at Sicg'c of Vicksburg- and 
Baker's Creek. 

Alexander Bowers, wounded at Baker's Creek ; died 

Samuel Vaniman, wounded at Champion Hill. 

Kad Stearns, wounded at Champion Hill. 

Amos Ewing-, wounded at Champion Hill. 

Enoch Hartrum, wounded at battle of Harper's Ferry. 

Ira Hartrum, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.. 

Isaiah Irwin, wounded at Chattahoochee, Ga. 

Hart J. Townlev, wounded at Atlanta, Ga. 

E. T. Grang-er, wounded at Atlanta, Ga. 

Gilbert Fravcl, wounded at Atlanta, Ga. 

Georg-e Bush, killed at Atlanta, Ga. 

Eraerv Garlinghouse, wounded at Atlanta, Ga. 

Willian Brant, wounded at McDowell, Va. 

Silas C. Parker, wounded. 

Andrew J. Maxwell, wounded. 

John Gorsuch, wounded on the (^hattahoochee, (xa. 

Wm. Karnahan, wounded. 

James McOuillen, wounded. 

William Noggle, wounded. 

Jonathan Weaver, wounded at Harper's Ferry. 

Franklin Vanwormer, wounded. 

Lieut. D. R. Potts, wounded at Atlanta ; afterward killed 
at Mill Creek. 

Isaac E. West, wounded at Atlanta. 

DIED IN THE ARMY. 

Robert Charltt)n, died September 6, 1862, at Chent Moun- 
tain, Virginia. 

Henry Grant, died April IS, 1862, at Cheat Mountain, Va. 



COMPANY I. 



2?>?, 



Henry C. Butler, died October 21, 1863, at Vicksburg-. 
Isaiah Dodson. died December 5, 1861, at Cheat Mountain. 
Charles Evans, died October 17, 1863, at Vicksburg-. 
Noah Foug-ht, died April 4, 1862, at Huttonville, Va. 
Jesse Gardner, died April 4, 1862, at " " 

Charles W. Hine, died May 17, 1865, in Hospital. 
Georg-e Meaks, died July 3, 1863, at Vicksburg. 
John Steinbeck, died November 12, 1861, at Huttonville. 
Jacob Freece, died Aug-ust 20, 1863, at Vicksburg. 
Jonathan Weaver, died August 7, 1864, at Louisville. 
A. C. Cole, died December 21, 1863. at St. Louis. 




ROSTER OF COMPANY I. 



CAPTAINS. 



Jay Dyer. Enrolled Sept. 7. 1861. Resigned April 10, 1862. 

Joseph (iladdcii. pjirolled Sept. 7, 1861. Promoted from ist 
Lieutenant April — , 1862. 

James V. Johnson. Enrolled Aui^. y, 1861. Transferred frum Co. 
B Xov. I. 1863; promoted to ist Lieutenant from 2d Lieu- 
tenant April 1, 1864; eaptain Xov. 18. 1864; mustered out 
with company. 

FIK.ST LIEUTENANTS. 

Elijah I). Adams. Enrolled Aug. 2/, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 
from private Sept. 8, 1861; wounded Sept. — , 1862. in ])atde 
of Harper's Ferry. Xa.; promoted to 2d Lieutenant April 5, 
1862; 1st Lieutenant Oct. 20, 1862; discharged Feb. 3, 1864, 
on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

h>ancis E. Hyde. Enrolled Aug. 9, 1861. Promoted from Sergt. 
Major Xov. 18, 1864; mustered out with company. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

William H. H. Case. Enrolled Sept. 7, 1861. Resigned March 28, 

1862. 
John W. Taylor. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Appointed Sergt. from 

private Sept. 8, 1861 ; ])romoted to 2d Lieutenant April 4, 

1862; resigned March 11, 1863. 
liurton Hubbell. Enrolled Aug. 2y, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 

from private Sej^t. 8, 1861 ; promoted to 2d Lieutenant Jan. 

24, 1863, but not nuistered. 
David 1\. Potts. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Promoted from Loul 

Sergeant April 20, 1864; promoted to ist Lieutenant Co. C 

October 12. 1864: veteran. 
James L. Tyler. Enrolled Aug. 2y, 1861. Mustered as private; 

appointed Sergeant Aug. i, 1863; ist Sergeant ; pro- 
moted to 2d Lieutenant b^eb. 20, 1865; mustered out with 

company; veteran. 



COMPANY I. 235 

FIRST SERGEANTS. 

William Piper. Enrolled Aug. 2-], 1861. Mustered as private; 
appointed Sergeant Nov. i, 1862; ist Sergeant May 23, 
1865; promoted to 2d Lieutenant July 18, 1863, but not mus- 
tered; absent , on furlough; mustered out July 20, 1865, 

by order of War Department; veteran. 

Hiram C. Fuller. Enrolled Aug. 2y, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 

from private Aug. 2, 1862; ist Sergeant ; died Oct. 8, 

1862, of wounds received Sept. 15, 1862, in battle of Har- 
per's Ferry, Va. 

Russell B. Bennett. Enrolled Aug. 2^, 1861. Promoted to Chap- 
lain March 18, 1862. 

SERGEANTS. 

James C. Worrett. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Appointed .Sergeant 
from j)rivate Feb. 6, 1863; mustered out with compan\- July 20. 
1865; veteran. 

William Charlton. Enrolled March 12, 1862. Appointed Ser- 
geant from Corporal June 13, 1864; mustered out with com- 
pany; .veteran. 

Albert C. Bailey. Enrolled Aug. 2-j, 1862. Appointed Corporal 
'■ — ■^, Sqrgcant Sept. 16, 1864; mustered out with comj)any: 
veteran. 

Andrew F. Ewing. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; Sergeant June 12, 1865: mu.stered out with company; 

veteran. 

Philip H. Watters. Enrolled Aug. 2-], 1861. Appointed Ser- 
geant from private June 20, 1862; mustered out Sept. 15, 

Robert Charlton. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Appointed Sergeant 
from private Jan. 20, 1862; died Sept. 6, 1862. 

Henry Grant. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Appointed Sergeant from 
private Dec. 29, 1861 ; died April 10, 1862. 

COKPORALS. 

Silas C. I'arker. Enrolled Sept. i. 1862. Appointed Corporal 
; mustered out with company. 

Charles E. Smith. Enrolled Aug. 2-/, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Jan. 30, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Abraham Robbins. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Appointed Cor- 
poral julv I, 1864: mustered out with company; veteran. 

Ira Hartrun. Enrolled Aug. 2-/, 1861. Appointed Corporal July 
4, 1864; mustered out with company; veteran. 



236 TIIIKTY-SKCOND RKCIMKNT O. V. I. 

(iriftith (i. I'lumiiK'i-. I'jirolKd I )cc. 24, 1863. Appointed Cor- 
poral .\()\'. 10, i(S64; imistcrt'cl out with company. 

Miles McLood. I'jirolled Aug'. 27, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
Xov. 10. i(S64; nuistcrod out with company; veteran. 

Andrew j. Ma.xwell. F.nrolUul Aus;'. ly , 1861. A])]>ointc(l Cor- 
l)oral l'"cl). 5, 1865; nuistcreif out with company; veteran. 

Harmon Robbins. iM-irolled Aug". 2"], 1861. Appointed Cor- 
])oral June 12. 1865; nmstered out with company ■ veteran. 

William Kay. {''urollcd Jan. 24, 1862. Appointed Corporal ; 

discharged Jan. i"^. 1865, on exi')iration of term ot' service. 

EnuM-y ( larlinghouse. Enrolled .\u,g. 2"/, 1861. A])poinled Cor- 
poral ; died Aug". 2. 1864, at Atlanta, Cja., of v.ounds 

received July 21, 1864. in battle near Atlanta, Cia. 

IJenton Shane. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Appointed Corporal 

; nmstered cut Aug. 26, 1864, at Chattanooga, 'I'enn., on 

expiration of term of service. 

Sanmel Ilickman. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Ap])i)iute(i C'orporal 
June 25, 1862; discharged ( )ct. 31, 1862. 

Ml'SICI.\NS. 

John I'.rant. I'jirolh'd Aug. 8, 1861. Ai)])ointed Musician ; 

mustered out with com])any; veteran. 

TIC.VMSTKK. 

.Sanmel \ anemans. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Appointed \\'agoner 
; nmstered out with com])any; veteran. 

i'Kl\'.\TKS. 

Applegate. Ricliard. Enrolled Nov. 24, 1863. Mustered out 

witli com])any. 
Allensbaugh, David. I'jirolled ( )ct. i, 1862. Mustered out witli 

comi)any. 
Albery, Christian i\. Em"<)lled .\ug. 27, 1861. Mustered out , 

at Camp DenniscMi, ( )., bv order of War Department; veteran. 
r>urgner. Samuel, [enrolled .\ug. 8, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
IManvelt, Alonzo. Enrolled Aug. 2y, 1861. Musteretl out with 

company; veteran. 
I'allany, Lester. Enrolled Nov. 18. 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Butterbaug-h, Robert, h'm-olled Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 



COMPANYill. 237 

Beecher, Mordecai. Enrolled April 9, 1864. Mustered out with 

company. 
Bush, George. Enrolled Dec. 11, 1863. Killed July 21, 1864, in 

action near Atlanta, Ga. 
Bowers, Alexander. Enrolled Dec. 11, 1863. Died , at Clin- 
ton, Miss., of wounds received Feb. 5, 1864, in battle of 

Baker's Creek, Miss. 
Bowsier, John C. Enrolled March 24, 1864. 
Bkney, Benjamin F. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Mustered out 

Sept. 15, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of 

service. 
• Brant, William. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Jan. 4, 1863, 

by order of War Department. 
Barker, Edniond. Enrolled Aug. 8, t86i. Discliarged April 4, 

1863, at Columbus, C). 

Butler, Henry C. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Died Oct. 21, 1863, at 

Vicksburg, Miss. 
Carr, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. zy, 1861. Captured Feb. 2^, 18(55; 

paroled ; discharged June 17, 1865, by order of War 

Department. 
Cole, Charles W. Enrolled Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Coolidge, Joshua. Enrolled Nov. 24, 1863. Absent, sick ; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Campbell, James. Enrolled Dec. 15, 1864. Substitute; mustered 

out with company. 
Carr, Asa. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Discharged July 9, 1864, at 

Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability; veteran. 
Culbertson, John. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Aug. 24, 

1864, at Columbus, O., for wounds- received Feb. 5, 1864, in 
battle of Baker's Creek, Miss. ; veteran. 

Chapman, Dennis. Enrolled April 9, 1864. 

Closson, Aaron. Enrolled Aug. 2j, 1861. Discharged June 19, 
1863, at Columbus, C)., by order of War Department. 

Cole, Amby C. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Died Dec. 21, 1863. at 
Jefiferson Barracks, Mo. 

Courter, George. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. 

Charlton, Joseph. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Transferred to Veteran 
Reserve Corps Oct. 22, 1863. 

Clark, George. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Oct. 24, 1861, 
at Cheat Sunmiit, W. Va., on Surgeon's certificate of dis- 
ability. 



238 THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Dalton, jolin. I^nrollcd Marcli i, 1865. Mustered oul witli 0111- 
[)any. 

Davis, William H. Ennilled Aug. 8, 1861. jNlustered out Aug. 
26, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of 
service. 

Dodson, Isaiah. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Died Dec. 5, 1861. at 
Cheat Mountain, W. \'a. 

Rvans. Charles. Enrolled Aug. 8. 1861. Died Oct. 17. 1863. at 
\ ickshurg. Miss. 

Ewing, Amos. Enrolled Sept. 1,1862. Promoted to Hospital 
Steward Sept. 9, 1864. 

I'ravel, Gilbert. pjiroUed Aug. ly , 1861. Discharged May 24, 
1865, at Columhus, ( ).. for wounds received July 21, 1864, in 
action near Atlanta, (ia.: veteran. 

Eought, Elias. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864. at Chattanooga, Teim., on ex])iration of tenn of service. 

lM)Uglit, Xoah. l-Ju-oUed Aug. 8. 1861. Died .\pril 4, 1862. at 
("heat Mountain, W . \ a. 
-y^ouiK-, loseph. Enrolle(l .\ug. 8. 1861. Mustered out wilh com- 
pany; veteran, 
/^^i Hid}-, William. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Absent on lurUuigh 
; nuistered out July 20, 1865, by order of AV'ar Depart- 
ment; veteran. 

Gladden, Solomon V . Enrolled Sept. i, 1862. Absent on fur- 
lough ; nuistered out July 20, 1865, by order oi W'ar 

Department. 

(ioodwin, Aaron, hjirolled Aug. 8, 1861. Absent ; mus- 
tered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De])artment; vet- 
eran. 

Griste, Thomas H. Enrolled Aug. 2^ , 1861. Clustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Crorsuch, John. Enrolled Aug. zy . 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Gaylord, Thomas C. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Appointed Ser- 
geant I'ebruary 6, 1863; reduced to ranks June 13, 1864; 

absent , on furlough; mustered out July 20, 1865, by 

order of War Department. 

Granger, Erastus E. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Died Aug. 8, 1864, 
in hospital at Rome, Ga.; veteran. 

(iil)])()n. James P. Enrolled ?klarch 12, 1862. Discharged Jul\- 
28, 1862. 

( iardner, Jesse W. l"^nr(jlled Aug. ly . 1861. Died A])ril 4. 1862, 
at Huttonsville, \'a. 



COMPANY I. 239 

Hubbell, William T. Enrolled Aug. 22, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Hull, John B. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Huff, Lewis C. Enrolled Jan. 3, 1864. jNIustered out with com- 
pany. 

Howard, Gerald. Enrolled Oct. 3, 1864. Substitute; nuistered 
out with company. 

Hays, John M. Enrolled Dec. 13, 1864. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Hoyle, Charles B. Enrolled Dec. 24, 1864. Drafted; mustered 

1864, near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service, 
out with company. 

Hunt, James S. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Discharged May 30, 

1865, by order of War Department. 

Haycock, George. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Detached Oct. 8, 

1863, in Third Division Pioneer Corps; mustered out , 

1864, on expiration of term of service. 

Hart, William P. Enrolled March 12, 1862. Discharged julv 28, 
1862. 

Hartman, Enoch. Enrolled Aug. 2j, 1861. Wounded Sept. 15, 
1862, in battle of Harper's Ferrv, V^a.; discharged March 24, 
1863. 

Handley, Perry. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Oct. 31, 
1862. 

Herroon, James. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Discharged July 21, 
1862, at Columbus, O., by order of War Department. 

Haycook, Nathaniel. Enrolled Aug. 2j, 1861. Transferred to 
Veteran Reserve Corps Oct. 22, 1863. 

Harris, George. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Dec. 10, 
1861, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Hirne, Charles W. Enrolled Dec. 10, 1864. Sulistitute; died 
May 17, 1865, at general hospital. New York. 

Irwin, Isaiah. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Discharged Nov. 9, 1864, 
at Columbus, O., for wounds received July 10, 1864, near At- 
lanta, Ga. ; veteran. 

Irwin, David S. Enrolled Dec. 18, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Karnahan, William. Enrolled Sept. i, 1862. Mustered out with 
company. 

Lake, Willis. Enrolled Aug. 2^, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany ; veteran. 



240 THIRTY-SKCOND KEGIMENT, O. V. I. 

l.cyda, Ilclon S. I'jirollcd Sept. i, 1862. Mustered out with 

company. 
Leyda, Xewton. Enrolletl Sept. i, 1862. Absent , on furlough; 

mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Lockry. Charles. Enrolled Nov. 18. 1863. Mustered out with 

company. 
Livingston. Jobn. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Dec. 29, 

1862. at Columbus. O.. by order of War Department. 
-McOuillen. Wesley. I'ju-olled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out witli 

com])any ; veteran. 
Metcalf, Allen. i'Jirolleil Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 2y, 

1864. at Columbus, ( ). 
Metcalf, Harmon, iun-olled Aug. 8, 1861. Absent . on fur- 
lough: nmstered out }u]y 20. 1865, by order of War De])art- 

ment: veteran. 
Mays, Parker, h^urolled Xov. ly, 1863. Mustered out with com- 

])any. 
Mullen, b'lijah. I-'urolled Dec. it, 1863. Mustered out with com- 

])any. 
-Moore, John. Enrolled .Xov. 28, 1864. Sul)stitute; never reported 

for duty; no further record found. 
McCumber, Hiram. Enrolled Sept. 19. 1864. Discharged May 

30, 1865, by order of War Department. 
McOuillen, James. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Alav 7. 

1864, at Jeiiferson liarracks. Mo., on .Surgeon's certificate of 

disability. 
Mc( iowan, James. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 

1864, at Chattanooga, Teim., on expiration of term of service. 
Mullen, Aden, bjirolled Aug. 2/, 1861. Discharged [une 2t„ 

1862, at Columbus, ( )., by order of War Department. 
.McKinney, Alexander. ICnrolled Aug. 8. 1861. Discharged 

.\pril 30, 1862. 
McDorman, h'rederick. bjirolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged 

March 4, 1863. at Columbus, ( )., by order of War 1 )e])art- 

ment. 
Marks, George. Enrolled .Sept. 1, 162. Died Julv 3. 1863. at V'icks- 

burg, Miss. 
Mossman, William W. Enrolled Aug. 2"/, 1861. Promoted to 2(\ 

Lieutenant ist Mississip])i Colored Heavv .\rtiller\- ( )ct. 7,\, 

1863. 
Xoggle. William. I'ju-olled .\ug. 8, 1861. Mustered out with 

compan\ ; \-eteran. 



COMPANY I. 24] 

Noggle, John A. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Absent on furlough 
; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment; veteran. 

Nutt, John E. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Absent , on fur- 
lough; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of War Depart- 
ment. 

Nutt, Jacob W. Enrolled Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Osborn, George. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Wounded Eeb. 5, 
1865, in battle of I'aker's Creek, Miss.; mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Peterson, Aaron E. Enrolled March 25, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Peterson, William. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Detached Dec. 27, 

1863, in Third Division Pioneer Corps; mustered out , 

1864, on expiration of term of service. 

Price. Ezekiel. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Oct. 31. 1862. 

Romine, William. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Rollins, Erancis M. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged July 26, 
1862. 

Rose, Thomas E. Enrolled Aug. 2j. 1861. Discharged July 28, 
1862, at Columbus, ()., by order of War Department. 

Ross, Eli. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Dec. 29, 1862. 

Sherman, David. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Shott, Adam. Enrolled Aug; 2y , 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Stearns, Rhodomanthus. Enrolled March 12, 1862. Mustered 
out with company; veteran. 

Shane, James H. Enrolled Sept. i, 1862. Discharged Sept. 2, 

1865, at Cincinnati, O. 

Smith, Edward P. Enrolled Nov. 2^. 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Stamm, Daniel. Enrolled Nov. 24, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Steel, John. Enrolled March i, 1865. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Smith. Upton D. Enrolled Aug. 8. 1861. Discharged Aug. 20. 
1862. at Columbus, O., by order of War Department. 

Steinbeck. John W. Enrolled Aug. 27. 1861. Died Nov. 12, 
1861, at Huttonville, Va. 



242 THIRTY-SECOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

Stark. Sclali J. I'.nrollcMl An."-. 27. 1861. Killed May 8, 1862, in 
battle of McDowell, \ a. 

Shover, Alva J. Enrolled Sept. i. 1862. Transferred to \'eteran 
Reserve Corps Oct. 22, 1863. 

Shrim, William H. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged Sept. i, 
1861, at Camp Dennison, O. 

Sherman, Hosea C. Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Discharged Oct. 
5, 1861. at Cheat Moimtain, W. V'a., on Surgeon's certifi- 
cate of disability. 

Thrall, Homer. Knnilled Dec. 11. 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Tinney, .Sanuiel. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out \\ith com- 
pany; veteran. 

Townle)', Hartman J. Enrolled Dec. 7, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Thatcher, Jacob. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 26, 
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of term of service. 

Treace, Jacob. Enrolled Aug 8, 1861. Died Aug. 20, 1863, at 
Vicksburg, !Miss. 

Ulerick, Michael. Enrolled Nov. 24, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

\'anwormer, Franklin. Enrolled Jan. 7, 1864. Mustered out \\ith 
company. 

West, Isaac E. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 

Weirick, Henry H. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Welling, W'illiam. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Appointed Corporal 
; reduced ; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Weeks, Harry J. Enrotled Oct. 2, 1863. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

White, James. Enrolled Dec. 11,. 1863. Absent . on fur- 
lough; nuistered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 
partment. 

■Williams, Henry M. Enrolled Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Wickam, William. Enrolled Eeb. i, 1863. Mustered out with 
company. 

Weeks, Oscar V . Enrolled Aug. 27, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 15, 
1864, near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Weaver, Jonathan. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Died Aug. 7, 1864, 
in hospital at Louisville, Ky. 



COMPANY I. 243 

Weaver, Jacob \V. Enrolled Aug. 8, 1861. Discharged March 
24. 1863, at Columbus, O., by order of War Department. 

Warfield, George. Enrolled Aug. 2y, 1861. On muster in roll, 
but no further record found. 

Young, Samuel C. Enrolled Nov. 19, 1864. Substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Charles Harry. Enrolled Aug. 16. 1863. Colored under-cook; 
mustered out with company. 

Russell Watson. Enrolled Dec. 17, 1863. Colored under-cook; 
mustered out with company. 

W'esley Franklin. Enrolled Dec. 16, 1863. Colored under-cook. 



'^fW^' 



COMPANY K. 



BY EBENEZEN Z. HAYS. 

The organization of tliis com])any was begun by Wilson M. 
Slanlc} , of Xl'w Castle. Coshocton County. Ohio, very soon after 
the call for three hundred thousand men made in the sunnner of 
1861, say a])out July 10. It was composed almost entirely of 
Coshocton County's citizens. It rendezvous at Coshocton. Ohio, 
al)ont the 2()th day (_)f August, 1861. The company arrived at 
Camp Hartley. Ohio, the 2()th day of August, and was mustered 
into the service on the 31st of the same month, to date from 
August 15. i(S6i. The rolls bore the names of one hundred and 
ten men. and including the three who were afterwards, to-wit, 
Se])tember 3. 1861. mustered as connuissioned ofihcers. Tlieir 
names were Wilson M. Stanley, captain; Claikson C. Nichols, 
first lieutenant, and George F. Jack, second lieutenant. 

( )f the one hundred and ten men of the original nnister roll, 
the greater number were farmer Ixjys. altliougli there were a few 
from other walks of life. 

Capt. W. M. Stanley was a blacksmith; Lieut. C. C. Nichols 
was a merchant; E. W. James was a student and teacher; John 
Thompson was a merchant; C. P. Crawford was a student; John 
Conley was a potter; John Lynch a cabinet maker; E. Z. Hays a 
lawyer. 'I'liere was one plasterer, two saw mill men, one black- 
smitli and three coal diggers. Many were so young that it can- 
not ])e said of them that they represented any business or avoca- 
tion. 

'idle date of the enlistment of those who were mustered at 
Camp Bartley August 15, was a wrong to a large majority of 
those mustered at that time, many of them having enlisted a month 
or more before. Very few enlisted after August 10. Capt. Stan- 



COMPANY K. 245 

lev said he fixed this date (August 15) as au average and a con- 
venience in making muster and pay-rolls. 

Capt. Stanley had been mainly instrumental in organizing 
the company. He had served in the Mexican War, and this fact 
gave him standing as a military man and, it was thought, the neces- 
sary qualifications for a company commander. However he did 
not prove a very satisfactory of^cer. A large majority of his com- 
pany disliked him heartily. Very few of them respected him, 
nor did he stand in a much more enviable relation with our field 
officers and the oiTficers of other companies. There is no doubt 
but that, during the winter of 1861 he was a great sufi'erer from 
rheumatism, which confined him to his quarters much of the time, 
and afTected his temper. He remained with the companv only a 
few days more than five months. The colonel of the regiment 
requested his resignation and he (|uit the service to enter it no 
more. The command then devolvec] on the first lieutenant. This 
ofificer was generally a favorite with the enlisted men of his own 
company, and was a genial, generous, easy-going fellow, full of 
fun and frolic, not a drill-master, nor a disciplinarian, and having 
an utter contempt for the red tape and forms of military methods. 
He failed as a company conunander, and realized he had failed. 
Col. Ford disliked him, I think causelessly, and encouraged his 
resignation. He quit the company at Beverly. VV. Va., April 2, 
1862. 

Lieut. Nichols afterward entered the service as captain of 
Company H, Ninety-seventh O. V. I., and made a splendid rec- 
ord as a soldier and company commander. 

Prior to T.ieut. Nichols' resigning, to-wit, on the 26th of 
March, 1862, Lieut. G. F. Jack had tendered his resignation and 
gone out of the company. This officer's only qualification for 
the place he filled was that he liad been in the three-months' ser- 
vice as a private in the Sixteenth O. V. L He was not disliked by 
the enlisted men, but the majority of them were shrewd enough to 
see he was not cut out for a conmianding ofificer. He had no 
command over the company, nor influence at regimental head- 



246 THIRTV-SRCOND KFUilMKNT O. V. I. 

(|iiartcrs. L\^\. I'ord had also intimatcil to tiiat officer that his 
rcsi.£;"nalion would he accepted. 

When C"a])t. Stanley selected his noii-conimissioned officers 
lie made a ^"reat mistake in choosing" his orderly sergeant. 
Adam (/arnes was not the man for tiie ])lace. and his inefficiency, 
ii^norance and self-im]>ortance were very injm-ions to the com- 
l>any and distasteful to the men. That officer was, during- the 
temporary absence of Capt. Stanley, reduced to the ranks by Lieut. 
Nichols, and K. W. James ])ut in his place. This was the first step 
in the reorganization of the com])an\, and was an im])ortant one. 

Thus in about eight months from the muster of the company 
we find all four of its chief officers displaced and its three com- 
missioned officers entirely out of the service, each uiider a cloud. 
The circumstances, incidents, conditions and happenings that led 
up to this situation necessarily affected the reputation of the entire 
com])any, and it suffered in the«e^stimate placed upon it by tiie field 
and line officers, and indeed by the entire regiment. Com])any K 
had the reputation of being insubordinate and as abounding in 
"broad and comprehensive ignorance." On the contrary, no 
company in the regiment responded more readily to intelligent 
efforts in the line of discipline. 

Now that the commissioned officers were all gone, it was said 
the company had no material out of which a company connnander 
should be made. E. W. James was promoted to second lieuten- 
ant, but Col. Ford had so poor an opinion of the material of the 
company that he would not entrust Lieut. James w-ith Command of 
it. and Capt. Crombecker, of Com])any A w^as assigned to that 
duty for the declared i)urpose of "breaking" the com])any in, erad- 
icating the insubordination that never existed, if possible, by the 
inflexible enforcement of military authority by an iron will. Capt. 
Crombecker was a brave officer and a genial gentleman. lUit as 
I look back and recall the altitude he assumed toward the ct)m- 
pany when he first came to it, 1 am amused. The men obeyed 
him im])licitly, but had an abundance of fun among themselves, 
in the privacy of the privates' (juarters, as they mimicked the ca])- 
tain's voice and ge^stures when impressing upon them his mighti- 



COMPANY K. 247 

ness. "Sammy" Campbell, a jolly. lig;ht-hearte(l Irish i)oy. was 
particularly happy in his rendition of "Ten Days on Extra Duty, 
Sir." It tlid not take Capt. Crombecker long to comprehend that 
he came to the company under a misapprehension, and had started 
in wrong-. He came to know that the rank and nlaof Company 
K was not insubordinate, that with only the average exceptions, 
they were as intelligent as the members of any company m the 
regiment. But Capt. Crombecker made another mistake. He 
contributed to the promotion of John McDonald to a second 
lieutenancy. McDonald had been made a sergeant by Capt. 
Stanley, and by brass and a glib tongue he pushed himself for- 
ward and secured promotion over other sergeants who were better 
men. McDonald promptly fell in with Capt. Crombecker's pecu- 
liar style of command, and in a ver\^ short time rendered himself 
obnoxious l)y his arrogance and tyrannical methods. When the 
regiment was reorganized he failed to report for duty, and appears 
on the company reports thereafter as a deserter. He was not a 
citizen of the United States, and at best an adventurer. Capt. 
Crombecker gave us, finally, the credit that was ours, and the rep- 
utation of the company began to come up. He was succeeded 
by Ca])t. J. J. Hibbetts, who continued in conmiand of the com- 
pany until after the Harper's Ferry disaster, and he was a verv 
good and brave officer. As to the question of whether or not the 
company had men within itself who were capable of commanding 
it, I think I may say, without detracting from the merits of others, 
that Company K reached its summit of discipline and attained its 
greatest proficiency in manual and tactics under officers who car- 
ried muskets in the ranks from its organization, and whatever the 
value of its services may have been to the government, its best 
work, longest marches and hardest fighting was done under com- 
mand of men borne on its own muster rolls at its organization. 
The company was mainly composed of country lads and young- 
men from the country villages — the rural districts — and most of 
us may have exhibited convincing evidence of verdancy, but I 
think the regimental comrades will l^ear me out in saying we got 
bravely over that. 



248 



'riiiivrv-siaoNi) iv-i'ir. imiint o. w i. 



Al till' rrdrnani/alidii ol tlu' ir^iiiu-iil in tlir wintrr of 1862-3 
all 1ml li\c' ixspouik'il to tlu' rtunniand tii rcpm-l at ('aiii|) ("Icvc- 
laixl. ( >. I'!. W . lanu'S \\a> now |)r( hik itrd t(i captain ami miNTn 
c-()iiiiiiaii(l III llu' r(iiii|ian\, and I'".. /.. Ila\s was made stToiid liru- 
h'iianl. and alteTward I'cri'iN r<l comniissions as l"ii"st licntciianl and 
(.•;i]'tain. I ndri' the I'onnnand ol (apt. lainrs tlir roinpair, saw 
its liardrst srrxirc and did ils liai"drst lii^litin^, (.'xliiliilin!^ < m tlir 
lu'id ol hattlc tlir sti'i-|int; roufai;*,' of tliosr who lilli'd its fanks. I 
l)t'lii'\(.", altrr this ri'ori^anization. lln'if was no ipu'stion as tt) tlu' 
discipliiu' ol" incllioii'nr\ ol tlir iMinipam, nor tlir ca])al)ilili(.s ol" 
its olfuHTs, ami ('onipan\ k, Irinii kciiit;' nmk'i" a rlond, now took 
rank with tlir prondrsl roiiipain in oiir mraiid and kc'lowd ri^i- 
nu'ii'. 

riuTr arc not iiiaii\ iii(.-i(k'nl.-> ol iiionK'iit (.•oniurtcd with the 
soi\irr ol llii> (.-onipaiu that docs not conslitntc a part of the i^'cn- 
cral fc^iiiK'nta! histoi"\. 

riic (.tinipaii) look part in (.xhtv tli^ht in which the rc^inicnl 
was cn-;ai^cil, and shared the falii^ni' of c\ei"\ march tlu' rej^imcnt 
made, and some ol ils mcmkt'rs wcri' lo he fonnd in akonl e\er\- 
ad\i.'nlnri' in which an\ of ihc ri'^inient was rc(|mi'ed lo take a 
part. It conslitnted a part of thai forci led, in dead of wintei, 1)\ 
Major W I'kster, of the Twentx lifth ( >liio, throni^li the monntain 
snows on an I'xpi'diiion as^ainst I I nntersx illc, W . \ a., in the winter 
of lS()i _>. 

When in the same winter ( len. Milrox determined to attack 
the rehel lorces al (.amp .MIcjL^hein . a small eontini^ent of I'om- 
pan\ k joined the Nnhmteers organized from the ThirtN -second 
to take a hand in thi' anticipated i'n,L;ai;cinenl. I think most of ns 
went kecanse we were fearful the war would ke ended witliont onr 
e\(.'r siH'iiii; a li.ukl- l'h<.' weather was \'er\ cold, llic troops with 
ont shelter ol am kind la\ on tlu' frozi-n L;ronml when not niai'ch- 
iiiL; or li^htin;.;, and sniTered i,^i"eatl\, and more time keiii^ con- 
snnied m ^etlin^ tkcri- and kack tlian was anticipated, manv suf- 
lered tor lood, (.■ol'tee especialK. ( hie nu'inker i)i K was \ er\ so- 
\erel\ anil dan^eronsk wonmled in tkat enqaqement, and was 
carried ky ns on a litter from the sci'iie of the fi^ht to ( 'anij) (,'hcat 



cdmpanv k. 



34') 



iMoiintain, wIktc he lay until able lo i^o lionic, wIhtc lie was dis- 
fhari;\H!. 

W'Ik'u tlu' rr^inu'iU rauu' from (,'lK'al Mouulain to r.rviTl\-, 
\V. \a.. in tlic winter of iKOi-^, Company K was i)Iacc(l at 1 .rad- 
inj;- crrek, near wIktc it (Mn])tic'(l into tlu' 'i'i^art \ alk'v river. 
wlKTctlic road from luvi-rly nortli down tlu' Tii^-art Nallrv crosses 
Leading- creek, and ei^lit miles north of lleverlv. Tlic company 
remained here about a month, dnrin^- which time it ])articipated 
m the exi)e(Iition led by Ca])!. Lncy, of A Company, over into the 
\alley known as the Dry h'ork of Seneca. This was a st'vtrt' and 
toilsome march, through the snows of mid-winter, in a m(»un- 
tainons coimtry, the j^reater part of the way throui;h almost virgin 
lorests, innocent of roads. This exjiedition ended without profit 
(jr t^lory. 

When, in the spring' of 1S62, (Itn. .Milro\- he^au his advance 
toward .Stanton, \ a.. Company K, umifr the command of ( 'a])t. 
C rond)ecker, made a detour of something- like twenl\ ti\'c or thirt\- 
miles on to the head waters of Knaps (or Naps) creek, a tributary 
ol llie Kanawha. \\'h;it this expedition was intencU-d to accom- 
|)lish 1 never kuiw, nor can I conceive its object, c\ c n now. 

,'\fter two or three days' absence we rejoine(l the ri'^inuut at 
Alonterew \ a., ha\'ini;" marched double (|nicd< lor a distaiUH' of 
about eij^'ht miles, we having- receive(l information that ( It'U. .\lil- 
:'o\'s conuuand had bet'n attacked at that place, and that w i- umst 
reach him as soon as ])ossil)le. 

b'rom this time on until after tlu' fall of \ ic-ksbur:.^-, the history 
of the ret^iment is the hi.-^tor\' of the company. 

In the month of ,\ui;ust, 1863. C()m])an\ K, under command 
of Lieut, v.. '/.. lla\s, c-om])osc'd a ])ai1 of an expiditiou sent into 
Louisiana after foraj^'e, the entire force of about three hundred 
beiuir u.nder the conuuand of Major C'rombecker. ('ol. 11. h". I'otts, 
of the Thirt\-second, started as connuander of the c'.xpedition, but 
became sick and was left behind at the landin.i;-. We were taken 
1)\- b()a.t to, I believe, (ioodrich's landing-, on the .\lississii)pi, and 
from tlu-re marched diri'ctly west about lift\ miles and then 
marched back a-jain. This was in tlu ver\ hottest portion of the 



250 THIKTY-SKCOND KEGIMENT O. V. I. 

summer, and from where wc k'ft tlu' Mississippi to a ])()inl about 
fifteen miles west, there was, at that time, neitlier sprino- nor well. 
The troops, unaware of this fact, drank out all the water in their 
canteens in the first four or five miles of the march, and were neces- 
sitated in doin^- the remainder of the distance without water. The 
sun was directly overhead and burning hot. Much of the way 
was along' a double path, w itli horse weeds between and on each 
side, reaching much abo\e our heads, and at other times through 
thick primeval forests, both of which shut off from us any re- 
freshing breeze that niav have been on the wing. The result was 
much suffering and men plaving out who never, before or after- 
ward, did that thing. ( )therwise this was not an impleasant ex- 
|)edition. Although the mos(|uitos took sides with the Confed- 
erates and ann(~)ved us fearfully at nights, and even m the day, 
when halting or marching in the deej) sliadows of the I'lwer 
gromids, there were no casualties on this ex|)edition except to 
ct)ons, rattlesnakes and moscpiitos. 

At Baker's Creek, on the Meridian campaign, Ccjmpany K 
and a oart of (i Comi)any, imder command of Lieut. E. Z. Hays, 
was sent to reinforce Companies A and W on the skirmish line. 
Their assistance enabled it to push forward, which it did, the 
mtisket.A speaking sjMtefully, the enemy replving with spirit from 
behind a rail fence: the regiment ad\'anced in line to easy musket 
range and delivered a cou])le of rounds at a batterx-, which was 
doing all it could for the rebel cause, the skirmish line charged 
witli determination and soon the enemy were in full retreat, the 
skirmishers following on the double (|uick. As ')ften as the foe 
made a stiand, so often the skirmishers charged with sucli vim 
that the "johnnies" would at once take to their heels to save their 
hides. After ])ursuing the enemy something like ten miles. 
Com])anv K was relieved and ordered to take its place in the 
regiment, but it was soon found to be a practical impossibility 
to carry out the order, as they seemed to have no comprehension of 
any command tliat wotdd take them fiom the skirmish line. Of 
this fact I informed Col. Ilibbetts by messenger, who on his return 
reported to me that the colonel had said, laughing the w hile. "Well, 



COMPANY K. 251 

return to your company; tell Hays to give them 1." So 

Company K continued to aid in the chase, entering the capital of 
Mississippi on the one side as the enemy went out at the other. 

On June 30, 1864, the date of the general assault on Kenesaw 
Mountain. Company Iv was thrown forward and to the left of the 
extreme left of the army, deployed as skirmishers, and remained 
there during the day, entirely isolated from the regiment. While 
we did no figliting, the duty we performed was a very important 
service, as on our watchful care depended the (|uestion of whether 
or not the enemy could throw a force against the extreme left 
wing of the army without the knowledge of the general com- 
manding and without the left wing being prepared for it. With- 
out such . precaution such a movement might have been made 
with reasonable confidence in its success, as the advancing enemy 
would have l)een concealed ])y tlie tind^er and underbrush of the 
forest up to the very moment of luaking the attack. 

When Sherman withdrew the Seventeenth Army Corps from 
the extreme left in front of Kenesaw Mountain and threw it to the 
extreme right, touching the Chattahoochee near Nickajack creek, 
our regiment being the exertme left, Com]:)any K was advanced 
well to the front, on the extreme left flank and deployed, with the 
instructions to hold our position until one o'clock at night, then 
to c|uietly withdraw a safe distance to the rear, take up a line of 
marcli toward tlie right of the army and rejoin the regiment, 
which would (and did) withdraw as soon as darkness should cloak 
its movements. Our position was cjuite near the picket lines of 
the enemy, so near, in fact, that we could hear them giving com- 
mands and instructions, although their words were uttered in an 
ordinary key. Here we remained as instructed, firing a few shots 
from time to time. We were in a very perilous situation, and had 
the movement of our forces been detected we would not have got 
oft as easily as we did. As it was we lost two non-commissioned 
officers. Corporal "Zack" McElfresh, one of the best soldiers in 
the company, killed, and CoqDoral Joshua Murser, captured. 
When the company was being withdrawn these ofiticers made a 
mistake and marched into the rebel lines. We came up with the 



252 TIIIKTV-Si:C(iND RKGTIMKNT (). V. I. 

(.-onimand tlic aftcnioon of the next (la\-, after a rai)id and very hot 
niareh, and were heartily e(»n_q-ratnhited on our sneeessful g^etting' 
away. 

A few (hi\s after the happening- of tlie event just related. 
Conipan\ K. with C'onipan\ h"., skirmished all day with the enemy 
with the L'hatlalu;oehee river between ns and them, near where 
that ri\er receives the waters of the Xiekajack creek. No casu- 
alties. 

The history of the company henceforth is devoid of any strik- 
ing incidents peculiar to it alone. 

INCIDENTALS. 

K)hn Thompson, ultimately second li.'utenant, was the oldest 
member of the company, being- beyond forty-five years of age 
when nuistered. although he ai)])ears on the rolls as but forty-four. 
l"'ift\-one oi the original muster roll were less than twenty-one 
\ ears. 

Sanuiel Crawford was the youngest soldier of the company, 
being less than hfteen \ears old when nuistered. Quite a number 
who ap])ear on the rolls as being eighteen were iri fact from one 

to two \ears younger. 

b)hn Arney, of K, was the first death that occurred in the reg- 
iment, to-wit, October 24, 1861. On November 5, 1861, Alfred 
r>ailev died. These deaths filled the conu-ades with sorrow, and 
tended to cool their ardor. They lamented that these young sol- 
diers should die so far from home, and fill unknown graves. They 
nmst go home. Their friends nuist ha\e the sad privilege of 
performing their funeral rites. Their remains were started for 
home, and I always supposed they reached that destination. 1 
find b\ the ( )hio roster that such is not the case, and they lie at 
(irafton, W. \a. 

I am renunded of an incident connected with the death of 
IVivate luailey that became a standing joke in the regiment. 
Capt. Stanley, when the pay-rolls had been made, insisted on 
writing in the remarks himself. In accounting for the absence of 



COMPANY K. 253 

Sergt. McDonald, who had l)eeii sent home with the remains of 
Bailey, Stanley wrote, "Gone home with a dead corpse." 

Col. Ford never forgot nor forgave that slip of the pen. In- 
deed, that "bull" gored Gapt. Stanley severely, and he fumed 
over it. 

William Cox was the first of the company to die of wounds 
received in action. 

Thomas K. Hess was the first man to receive a wound at the 
hands of the enemy. Though not fatal at the time, he died of its 
eiifects some years thereafter. His comrades carried hnn from 
Gamp AHegheney (rebel), where womided, to Gamp Cheat Moun- 
tain, on a rude litter, where he remained until able to be taken to 
his home. He never returned to the regiment. 

The last member of the regiment to be killed in action was 
Lieut. David R. I'otts, of K, at Mill Greek, N. C. 

John Tim, aged eighteen, was the tallest man in the com- 
pany, if not in the regiment, being six feet five and one-half inches. 

John AIcQuistian was a peculiar fellow and known through- 
out the regiment for his eccentricities. He w^as married at Bev- 
erly to a girl about his own size, mentally. The ceremony was 
])erformed by one of the privates of the company. 

The call made at Lake Providence, La., for volunteers to 
run the batteries at Vicksburg, was responded to by hundreds, 
among them three of the members of Company K, who were 
accepted — Thomas C. and G. W. Seward as engineers, and Adam 
Games as pilot or connnander, and all got safely through. They 
never thereafter did duty with the company. T. C. Seward was 
drowned, G. W. Seward was transferred to the signal corps, and 
Games became a scout. 

Near Lake Providence, La., J. W. Stanton, seventh corporal 
of Company K, was, after a competitive trial, promoted to adju- 
tant. He served in that capacity until August 13. 1865, wlien, 
taking umbrage at an order of Col. Potts in relation to wearing 
shoulder straps, and also restricting the officers in their associa- 



254 THIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. Y. I. 

ti(Ui with tlic prixatcs, ami because of extra ilnt\ imposc-cl on K 
Company. l)y keeping" it an unusual time on the front line, he re- 
signed. This offieer afterward entered the service as commissary 
sergeant. One Hundred and Forty-second O. \'. I. 

Thirty-one of K veteranized, w hioh was /^.i< per cent, of the 
number eligible. 

The Ohio roster does not bear the name of Edward Camp- 
bell, known in the company as "Little Ed." He was severeh 
wounded on the Mississippi campaign by a solid shot, .\ever lit 
for dut\- lliereafter. 

COMPANY STATISTICS. 

Total streng-th of company at muster-in lid 

Kecruitcd in 1S()3 — volunteers 4 

Recruited in IS(A — volunteers 11 

— substitutes 8 

— dratted 21 

40 

Recruiteil in 1865 — volunteeis 00 

— sulistitutes 1') 

—drafted 1 

— not delei mined wheiiier sub- 
stitutes or drafted 3 

23 

177 
Officers transferred from other companies 4 

Grand total of muster roll 181 

Officers and privates discharg-ed at muster-out ... 55 

Of these there were mustereil in with Companv 

August 3! , 18f)l ". 22 



ROSTER OF COMPANY K, 



CAPTAINS. 



Wilson M. Stanley. Elected Captain by the company at its or- 
ganization; commissioned Sept. 5, 1861 ; resigned at Bev- 
erly, W. Va., Feb. 19, 1862. 

Jefferson J. Hibbitts. (See A. Co. and field and staff.) During a 
part of the Atlanta campaign served as ordnance officer on 
the staff of Maj. Gen. Blair, commanding i/tli A. C; was 
slightly wounded at Harpers Ferry, when in command of 
this company; died at Kansas City, Mo., July 19, 1887. 

Elias W. James. Sergeant; ist Sergeant; 2d Lieutenant March 
20, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Sept. 15, 1862; Captain Jan. 13, 
1863; resigned at West Point, Ga., Sept. 18, 1864. Served 
as Judge Advocate of Court Martial at Vicksburg, Miss., 
during the fall of 1863, and the following winter up to Feb. 
2°, 1864, when he rejoined his company. With this exception 
he was in command of company from Jan. 20, 1863, to date of 
resignation; now practicing law at Coshocton, (). 

Ebenezer Z. Hays. Second Lieutenant from private June 15, 
1862; 1st Lieutenant Jan. 13, 1863; Captain Oct. 12, 1864; 
mustered out Nov. 2, 1864, by reason of expiration of term 
of service; taken prisoner at Cross Keys, Va., June 9, 1862; 
confined in Fair Grounds at Lynchburg, Va. ; escaped with 
Richard Reed, of C Co., and recaptured after wandering in 
the hills and mountains eleven days and nights; taken thence 
to Belle Isle, in the James river, above Richmond, thence to 
Libby, thence back to Belle Isle; paroled about Sept. 3. 1862; 
A. A. Q. M. 17th A. C. for a short time before and following 
the fall of Vicksburg; Act. Regtl. O. M. and Act. Brigade 
Q. M. on the staff of Brig. Gen. B. F. Potts; now practicing 
law at Warsaw, O. 

FIKST LIEUTENANTS. 

Clarkson C. Nichols. Elected ist Lieutenant at Coshocton at time 
of organization; commissioned Sept. 5, 1861; resigned April 
2, 1862, at Beverly, W. Va; dead. 



2r^(i TIIIKTV-SKCOND KK(iIMENT, O. V. I. 

John W. Stanlim. I 'roiiiotcd to i st Lciuk-nanl from ("or])()ral 
April 15, 1863. This i)roniotioii was made that the sokHer 
might be made Adjutant, to which position he was appointed 
May 6. 1863; resigned Aug. 15, 1863. at X'lcksburg, Miss.; 
Afterward served as Q. M. Sergt. of the I42d O. \'. Inf.; now 
farmer and merciiant at DHssfield. O. Lieutenant Stanton's 
resignation was principally because of an order by the Col- 
onel re(|uiring officers to wear tlicir shoulder straps, that they 
should not associate with tlie privates, and l)ecause of a 
difticulty l)etween liini and the Colonel, .^rowiui; out of keep- 
ing L(). k on duty in Iront of X'icksburg for tliirt\-six hours, 
while the otlier companit's were doing notliing. 

David Iv. I'otts. Killed in action at Mill Creek, X. C, March 21. 
1865. (See roster of old l" Co., field and staff and C Co.) 

William T. Dollison. (See (i Co. and field and staff.) 

jolm W. Myers. (See H Co.) 

.si'X'ON I) I.I I •; I'Ti-; X .\ x r.s. 

(ieorge \'\ jack. hLlected 2i\ Lieutenant at the organi/.ation of 
company; resigned March 26, 1862, at Ikverly, \ a. : after- 
ward served in the . 

John Thom]>son. \\y the muster roll liis age is given as 41, wliile 
in fact he was over forty-five ) ears of age on entering the 
service. Sergeant from private; 2d Lieutenant Jan. 13, 1863; 
1st Lieutenant Co. C April 20, 1864; discharged for disability 
Aug. 20, 1864; fruit grower in Florida. 

John Porter. Sergeant from ])rivate I-'eb. 3, 1863; ist Sergeant 
Sept. I, 1864; 2(1 Lieutenant Feb. 20, 1865; veteran; mus- 
tered out witii companw Chicago, 111. 

V 1 1\- .ST s 1 •: i\ c ; E A N TS . 

James H. Pigman. Appointed .Sergeant from private; ist Ser- 
geant ; mustered out Sept. i, 1864, at Chattanooga, 

Tenn., on expiration of term of service; wounded over right 
eye at .McDowell May 8, 1862. Farmer, West Bedford, O. 

W'ilhani Jennings. .Sergeant from ])rivate May 2"/, 1864; 1st Ser- 
geant May 22, 1865; nnistered out with com])any; \'eteran. 
Bacon, ().; farmer. 

,si-:KCii:.'\NT.s. 

Cornelius P. X'aukirk. Sergeant from Cor])oral .Aug. 1, 1864; nnis- 
tered out with ("ompan\-; veteran. 



COMPANY K. 257 

Joim W. Sipes. Sergeant from Corporal Sept. i, 1864; dis- 
charged at Louisville, Ky., by order of War Department 
Sept- 19. 1865; veteran. 

Commodore P. Crawford. The muster roll gives age as eighteen 
years; was in fact but seventeen years old on entering the 
service; Sergeant from Corporal May 22, 1865; mustered 
otit with company; veteran. 

Ro])ert Marshman. Corporal Aug. i, 1864; Sergeant Julv 5, 
1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

Adam Morgan. Sergeant from Corporal; discharged Dec. 2, 
1864, at Columbus, (J., on expiration of term of service. 
Dead. 

John X. P)ell. Sergeant from private; died July 29, 1864, of 
wounds received July 22, 1864, in action near Atlanta, Ca. ; 
veteran. 

John McDonald. Acted as 2d Lieutenant, but never commis-- 
sioned ; deserted after the surrender at Harper's Ferry. 

COKPOKALS. 

Jacob A. Mattox. Corporal Sept. i, 1864; mustered out with 

company ; veteran. 
John D. Cooper. Corporal Sept. i, 1864; mustered out with 

companv; veteran. Planner, Keene, (). 
Piatt, Williamson. Corporal Sept. i, 1864; mustered out with 

company; veteran. Farmer, Shannon, O. 
Levi Porter. Corporal Sept. 20, 1864; veteran; mustered out 

with company. 
Joshua Musser. Corporal May 22, 1865; veteran; nuistered out 

with company. Farmer, Helvvick, ( ). 
Robert Levit. Corporal June 24. 1865; veteran; mustered out 

with company. 
Wilham Wise. Corporal July i, 1865. Mustered out with com- 
pany; veteran. 
Cornelius Austin. Corporal July 5, 1865 ; veteran; nuistered out 

with company. 
Fdward Campbell (Little Ed). Corporal . Severely wounded 

at Champion Hills May 16, 1863; detached Nov. 11, 1863, in 

recruiting service; mustered out July 20, 1865, by order of 

W^ar Department; veteran. Dead. 
William McXabb. Corporal, appointed from Musician; mustered 

out Sept. I, 1864, at Chattanooga. Tenn., on expiration of 

term of service, h'armer, Mohawk \'illage, O. 



358 THIRTY-vSECOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Sannicl ('ami)l)i'll. Corporal: severely wounded at Xiekajack 
Creek, Ca.. July lo. 1864: mustered out at Camp Uennison, 
O.; veteran. Farmer, Bloomington, Ind. 

Zachariah McElfresh. Corporal; killed July 2, 1864, on picket, 
near Atlanta, Ga.; veteran. 

William Coggfins. Corporal; discharged Dec. 18. 1861, at Bev- 
erly, W. Va., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Edward X. Campbell. Corporal; mustered out with company; 
veteran; killed l)y desperadoes in Colorado, while attempting 
their arrest, as sheriff. 

Joseph C. Taylor. Cor]:)oral ; mustered out with company. Re- 
sides in Washington, 1). C. 

PKI\'ATI<:S. 

Allen, Barrett. Enrolled Xov. 25, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Allen, Joseph. JMu-olled Jan. 25, 1865. Absent, sick May 10, 
1865, in hospital at Washington, D. C. ; mustered out Julv 
20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Adams, William. Enrolled I^^eb. 8, 1865. Discharged July 12, 
1865, at Washington, D. C, by order of War Department. 

z\rny, John. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Oct. 24, 1861, at 
Cheat Mountain, W. \ a. 

Browne. Michael. Enrolled Jan. 17, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Barrett, Hinson. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864. Drafted; discharged 
Aug.. 15, 1865, at Washington, D. C, by order of War De- 
partment. 

Bleam, Hiram. Enrolled Nov. 21, 1864. Drafted; absent, sick 
May I, 1865, in hospital at Washington, D. C; mustered 
out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Berry, Thomas. Enrolled Nov. 18, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with com])any. 

Brintlinger, Daniel. Enrolled Sept. 25, 1864. Drafted; nuis- 
tered out with company. 

Barnes, John. Enrolled Feb. 3, 1865. Substitute. 

Babb, Washington. Enrolled Sept. 9, 1864. Substitute: mus- 
tered out , by order of War Department. 

Babi), Josiah. Enrolled Sept. 12, 1864. Substitute; mustered out 
1)y order of War Department. 

lUirnett, Albert, hjirolled Sept. 12, 1864. Substitute; nuistered 
out , by order of War Department. 



COMPANY K. 259 

Rassett, Warren W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Detailed April 
21, , in Corps, Quartermaster Department; mus- 
tered out , 1864, on expiration of term of service. 

Barrett, Edward. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out Sept. i, 
1864, near Atlanta, Ga., on expiration of term of service. 

Bancroft. Ralph L. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged April 
18, 1863. 

Bailey. Alfred. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Nov. 5. 1861, at 
Cheat Mountain, W. Va. 

Bassett, Henry G. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Jan. 18, 1863, 

at Vicksburg, Miss., of wounds received , in action at 

Harper's Ferry, Va. 

Berry. Joseph R. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Blythe, John C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. On nuister-in roll, but 
no further record found. (See Co. F.) 

Carnes, Thomas J. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Sig- 
nal Corps July 13, 1863. 

Cook, William A. Enrolled Eeb. 10, 1865. Substitute; nuistered 
out with company. 

Chapman, Xathaniel. Enrolled Feb. 17, 1865. Substitute; mus- 
tered out with company. 

Case, William J. Enrolled Feb. 2, 1865. Suljstitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Cox, Hugh. Enrolled Feb. 9, 1865. Substitute; never re])orted 
for duty ; no further record found. 

Crawford, Sanmel. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Killed July 22, 
1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga. ; veteran. 

Collins, John. Enrolled Oct. 14, 1864. Substitute. 

Coleman, Patrick. Enrolled Feb. 25, 1865. Substitute. 

Clifford, Charles. Enrolled Feb. i, 1865. Substitute. 

Carnes, Adam. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Reduced from ist Ser- 
geant ; detached , as scout. This soldier piloted 

the steamer Moderator past the blockade of Vicksburg, Miss., 
April 22, 1863, and Grand Gulf April 24, 1863. Mustered out 
Nov. 29, 1864, at Columbus, O., on expiration term of service. 

Conley, John W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Detailed , in 

Quartermaster's Department as Teamster; nuistered out 
, 1864, on expiration of term. 

Craft, Hiram. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out Sept. r, 
1 861, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on expiration of tenu of service. 

Carnes, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Nov. i, 
i86i\ at Beverlv, W. Va. 



2<S() THIKTY-SKCOND REGIMENT O. V. I. 

Courtri^ht, Richard. I-Jirollcd Au^. 15, 1861. Detailed April 

, ill Division yuarlcrniastcr's Dc])artiiu'nt : imistcrcd out 

, 1864, on expiration of term of service. 

Cochran, ^latthew 1). Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Discharged 
Dec. 31. 1862, for wounds received Sept. 14. 1862, in action at 
Harper's Ferry, \'a. 

Crago. William Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Nov. 2, 
1863, for wounds received Sept. 14, 1862, in action at Har- 
per's Ferry, Va. 

Crago, Jesse 1). luirolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Oct. i, 
1862, for wounds received May 8, 1862, in battle of Mc- 
Dowell, \a. 

Cochran, Thomas j. I-lnrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discliarged Nov. 
27, 1862, to accept promotion in (^tli ( ). \'. Cavalry. 

Cox, William. Fnrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died June i, 1862, at 
hVanklin, \'a., of wounds received May 8, 1862, in battle of 
McDowell, \'a. 

Carr, Nelson, C). Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Chaddock, David C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 
Co. V . 

Clark, Samuel, l^nrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Dysert. Lewis T. Enrolled Jan. 15, 1864. Discharged June 22, 
1865, at Washington, D. C, l)y order of War Department. 

Dusenberry, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out 
with company : veteran. 

Dunham, William \\ Enrolled Feb. 6, 1865. Substitute; dis- 
charged July 12, 1865, at Washington, I). C, by order of 
War Department. 

Dow, Enoch. Enrolled h\'b. 4, 1865. Substitute; mustered out 
with company. 

Dean, John. Enrolled Nov. 22, 1864. Drafted; died April 13, 
1865, in hospital at IJeaufort, S. C. 

Day. (ieorge. Enrolled l'\^b. 2";/, 1864. Killed July 21, 1864. in 
action near Atlanta, (la. 

1 )awson, James. iMirolled heb. 4, 1865. Substitute. 

Davis, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Oct. 10, 1862, 
at Camp Douglass, 111., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Derringer, David. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged May 2, 
1862, at h^ranklin, Va., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Derringer, William C. l^nrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Emerson, James, luirolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

I^llis, Alexander C. ICnroUed Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged July 19, 



COMPANY K. 3()1 

1862, for wounds received Mav 8, 1862, in l)attle of McDow- 
ell, Va. 

Felver, Morgan. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out with 
company ; veteran. 

Fry, Elihu S. Enrolled Nov. 25, 1864. Drafted; nuistered out 
with company. 

Fisher, Henry. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Fowler, Richard. Enrolled March 2, 1863. Transferred to \'et- 
eran Reserve Corps Aug. 24, 1863. 

Greaf^s, Oliver. Enrolled Nov. 21, 1864. Drafted; mustered 
out with company. . 

Griggs, John D. Enrolled Nov. 13, 1864. Drafted; discharged 
July 3, 1865, at Louisville, i\y., by order of War Department. 

Gee, Joseph K. Enrolled h'eb. i, 1865. Drafted; nuistered out 
, at hospital, Washington, D. C.. by order of War De- 
partment. 

Gorman, Thomas. Enrolled I'^b. 7, 1865. 

Grandish, (ieorge. Enrolled Aug 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 2, 
1862, by order of War Department. 

Gonder, John C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died May 24, 1862, 
at Dresden, O. 

Gonder, Daniel A. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Griffith, Jacol). Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. F 



Hays, William G. Enrolled March 2t,, 1864. Al)sent, sick April 
3, 1865, in hospital at Goldsboro, N. C. ; mustered out witli 
com]>any July 20, 1865, by order of War De])artment. 

Holmes, John. Enrolled Jan. 11, 1864. Mustered out with com- 
pany. 

Hill, John. Enrolled Nov. 21, 1864. Drafted; mustered out witli 
company. 

Harrison, William. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Drafted; mustered 

out , at hospital at Washington, D. C, by order of War 

Department. 

Hays, John T. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Detailed Sept. 28, 1863, 

in Corps, Quartermaster's Department; nuistered out 

, 1864, by expiration of term of service. 

Hess, Thomas K. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Jan. 25, 
1862, for wounds received Dec. 13, 1861, in battle of Camp 
Allegheny, W. Va. 

Hogle, Webster. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 



262 • TIIIKTV-SICCOND KKGIMKNT O. V. I. 

Ins;-, j. -lines. I'^m-dllc'd l'\l). 17, 1865. Sul)stitulc; iinistcrcd uui 

with C()ni])aii\-. 
joncs, John L. l-jiroll.'d Dec. 30, 1864. .Sul)stitnte; never re- 
ported for dirty; no fnrther record found. 
jack. Andrew. I-^nrolled Ant;-. 15. 1861. Discharoed |ulv 23. 

1862. at Grafton, \'a.. on Suroeon'.s certificate of (lisal)ilitv. 
Jones, llenjamin. Enrolled Ant;-. 15. 1861. Died Vch. 7, 1863, at 

Mohawk, ( ). 
Kitchen, Joseph. Enrolled Au^. 15, 1861. Died Xov. 6, 1864, 

at Chattanooi^a, Tenn., of wounds received Aug. 25, 1864, in 

action near Atlanta, Ga.; veteran. 
KinfT^, Fred M. Enrolled ( )ct. 13, 1864. Sul)stitute. 
Lynch, I'Yank. lun-olled Jan. 21, 1865. Substitute. 
Lynch. John J. lun-olled Ant;-. 15, 1861. Killed Mav l<). 1863. 

in action in rear of Xicksburg, Miss. 
Lindsey, Jerome 15. l'ju-t)lled Aug:. L^- 1861. Died Sept. lO. 

1862, of wounds received Sept. 14, 1862, in action on Marv- 

land Heights. 
Matheny, Henry. Enrolled Auo-. 15, 1861. Ai)pointed isl Ser- 

i^eant from Serg-eant ; reduced to ranks ; mustered 

out Sept. I, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on exijiration of 

trem of service. 
McQuiston, John W. h^nrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Absent , on 

furlough; nmstered out July 20, 1865, by order of War De- 

])artment; veteran. 
Malid, Martin. Enrolled Eel^. 16, 1865. Sul)siilute; mustere<' out 

with company. 
McClain, Sylvester H. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Detailed May 

19, 1862, in artillery service; mustered out , 1864, on ex- 

])iration of term of service. 
Marlott. John W. Enrolled March 31, 1864. 
McCoy. William. Enrolled May 18, 1864. Drafted: mustered out 

with company. 
McDermott. James. Enrolled Feb. 3. 1865. Substitute. 
Mullett, Daniel. Enrolled Sept. 21, 1864. Drafted; ne\er re- 
ported for duty; no further record found. 
McCoy, Michael. Enrolled January 25, 1865. Substitute. 
Matthews, William. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Detailed A]iril 21. 

1864, i" Corps, Quartermaster's Department; mustered 

out , 1864, on expiration of term of service. 

McCormick, George W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 

Co. F . 



COMPANY K, 2^3 

Murray, Charles. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 
poral ; discharged July 20, 1862, at Columbus, O., on 

Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

McDonald, John B. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

McCumber, John R. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 
Signal Corps Oct. i, 1863. 

Norris, Francis. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to X'eteran 
Reserve Corps March 15, 1864. 

O'Brien, Patrick. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. 

Pancake, Stewart. Enrolled March 29, 1864. Mustered out with 
company. 

Porter, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Jan. 21, 1863, 
at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Pierce, George W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged July i, 
1862, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Raymond, William J. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; mus- 
tered out with company. 

P.aymond, George. Enrolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted: absent, 
sick April i, 1865, in hos])ital at Newberne. N. C; nuistered 
out July 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 

Reagan, John J. Enrolled Oct. 12, 1864. Substitute; discharged 
July I, 1865, at Columbus, O., by order of War Department. 

Reed, Charles. Enrolled Feb. 12, 1865. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Rose, Jacob. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted; nnistcred out 
, by order of War Department. 

Ross, James. Enrolled Feb. 21, 1865. Substitute. 

Robertson, James. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Sept. 
22, 1861, at Beverly, W. Va., on Surgeon's certificate of disa- 
bility. 

Rirrie, John. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Discharged Oct. 15, 1861. 
at Cheat Mountain, W. Va., on Surgeon's certificate of disa- 
bility. 

Smith, Hamilton. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Smith, Florian. Enrolled Nov. 15, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Sharp, Orm B. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
with company. 

Sandles, John. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Absent, sick , at 

Keokuk, la.; nuistered out July 20, 1865, by order of War 
Department. 



264 TIIIKTV-SKCOXn kkgimknt o. v. I. 

Schooiiovcr, Daniel. I-Jirollcd Au^-. 15, i<S6i. \ etcran. 
Shouldicc, William. l-jirollcd Aiii^-. 15, 1861. Detailed May 

I, 1863, as ainbnlance driver: mustered out jul\- 20, 1865, bv 

order of War Department; \eteran. 
Sliulty, Martin. I^nrolled ( )ct. 15. 1861. Discliarjued , at 

Warsaw, ( )., on Surgeon's eertifieate of disability. 
Smith, Washington. I^nrolled Aus^. 15, 1861. Discharged Dec. 

10, 1803, for wounds received , in action at X'icksburg. 

Miss. 
Strieker, Absalom l'>. I'.nrolled Aui;-. 15, 1861. Discharged Dec. 

18, 1862, at Ik'verly. W . \'a., on Surgeon's certificate of dis- 
ability. 
Sliaw, Warren W. l^nrolled Aui;-. 15, 1 861. Discharg-ed Marcli 

g, 1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Seward, Thomas C. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Drowned Ma\' 1, 

F863, in Mississippi river, at (jrand Gulf. 
Seward, George W. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Reduced from Cor- 

])oral ; transferred to Signal Corps. Oct. i, 1863. 

Solinger, James H. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to \'et- 

eran Reserve Corps March 15, 1864. 
Taylor. Henry. Enrolled Eeb. 10. 1865. Sul)stitute. 
Thompson, Josephus. Enrolled Sept. 24. 1864. Drafted; nnis- 

tered out with companv. 
Turner. Henry. Enrolled I'eb. 15, 1865. Su])stitute; mustered 

out with company. 
Toml)augh. Mathias. Enrolled Oct. 3, 1864. Substitute; sick 

July 16. 1865. in hospital at Louisville, Ky. ; mustered cnit 

Jidy 20, 1865, by order of War Department. 
Tracy. David W^ Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died Nov. 6, 1864. 

of wounds received , in action. 

Tim. John. Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Discharged Jan. 21, 1862, 

at Cohmibus, ()., on Surgeon's certificate of disability. 
Tubbs. James. Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Discharged Aug. 23, 

1862, at Middleton, Va. 
Tompkins, Johnson. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to 

Veteran Reserve Corps Aug. 24, 1863. 
Tuttle, John. p:nrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died .May 8. 1863, at 

Vicksburg, Miss. 
Utter. William. Enrolled x^ug. 15, 1861. 
Wells, W^ilson. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out with 

company; veteran. 
West. Alexander, pjirolled Nov. 16, 1864. Drafted; nuistered 

(jut with company. 



COMPANY K. 265 

Welling-, William U. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered as pn- 

vate; appointed Sergeant ; reduced to ranks July 5, 

1865; mustered out with company; veteran. 

W'arden. John. Enrolled Jan. 24, 1865. Substitute; mustered 
out with company. 

Wages, Leonard. Enrolled June 9, 1864. Drafted; mustered out 
July 20, 1865, at Camp Dennison, O., by order of War De- 
partment. 

West Thomas. Enrolled Vch. 27, 1864. Missing Aug. 2y, 1864; 
no further record found. 

Welsh, James. Enrolled Eeb. 3, 1865. 

Wise, George. Enrolled March 17, 1864. 

Wood, Edward. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Died April 7. 1864, 
at Keene, O. 

White. John. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. F 



W^dling, Samuel D. Enrolled Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 
I, 1864, at Chattancjoga, Tenn., on expiration of term of ser- 
vice. 

Welling, David. Enrolled Aug. 15. 1861. Mustered out with 
company; veteran. 

Young, William. Ennilled Feb. 9, 1864. Missing Xov. 17, 1864; 
no further record found. 

Parker, McGrew. Enrolled Sept. i, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

William Marshall. Enrolled Sept. i, 1863. Colored under-cook. 

Sydney Rodgers. Enrolled Sept. i, 1863. Colored under-cook; 
died May 10, 1864, at Coshocton, O. 



UNASSIGNED RECRUITS, 



Mustcrea out May 11, 1S(.5, at Tod Barracks, Ohio, by 
order ol War I)o])artment. 

Arny. Solomon. lui rolled ( )i:t. 24. i(S64. Sul)stitute. 
Bradley, Charles. Enrolled Oct. 21, 1864. Substitute. 
Blunk. Joini. Enrolled Oct. 7. 1864. Substitute. 
Bishop. Delay J. Pi!nrolled Sept. 26. 1864. Drafted. 
Bell, James. Enrolled Oct. 18. 1864. Substitute. 
Beall, William. . Enrolled Oct. 15. 1864. Substitute. 
Bailey, W. T. Enrolled Sept. 28,^864. Drafted. 
Bell, Robert. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Substitute. 
Butler, Miles (i. Enrolled Oct. 10, 1864. Substitute. 
Converse, Henry W. Enrolled Oct. 18, 1864. Substitute. 
Collins, John. Enrolled Jan. 3, 1865. Substitute. 
Converse, Samuel S. Enrolled Oct. 20, 1864. Substitute. 
Coax, Edwin R. Enrolled Oct. 7, 1864. Substitute. 
Calmes, John. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1864. Substitute. 
Case, Charles. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Substitute. 
Cox, Mark. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Substitute. 
Closson, James. Enrolled Feb. 15, 1865. Substitute. 
Damee, I*>etlerick. EnrolledOct. 21, 1864. Substitute. 
Davis, Harvey. Enrolled Oct. 14, 1864. Substitute. 
Dillow, W. B.' Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Drafted. 
Flomerfelt, John. Enrolled Oct. 7, 1864. Substitute. 
Fowler, Jacob D. Enrolled Oct 5, 1864. Substitute. 
Farrar, George D. Enrolled Oct. 18, 1864. Drafted. 
Fetter, Henry. Enrolled Oct. 30, 1862. Sul:)stitute. 
hdash, Andrew. Enrolled Aug. 2y, 1864. Substitute. 
Glasco, William. Enrolled Oct. 8, 1864. Substitute. 
Gineran, William E. Enrolled Oct. 26, 1864. Substitute. 
Glass, John. Enrolled Sept. 26, 1864. Drafted. 
Glasco, Thomas. Enrolled Oct. 8, 1864. Substitute. 
Gwin, Xoah. Enrolled Oct. 3, 1864. Substitute. 
Giger, Philip. Enrolled Feb. 7, 1865. Drafted. 
Hart, ^^'illiam T. Enrolled Feb. 16. 1865. Sul)stitute. 



UNASSIGNKD RECRUITS, 267 

Hensel, Simon P. Enrolled Oct. 17, 1864. Substitute. 
Himmel, James. Enrolled Oct. 14, 1864. Substitute. 
Hogan, Daniel 11. Enrolled Oct. 30, 1864. Substitute. 
Haines, Wilson. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1865. Substitute. 
Hurst, Frederick P. Enrolled Feb. 10. 1865. Substitute. 
Hurlbut, Clinton. Enrolled Oct. 18, 1864. Drafted. 
*Ingram, Thomas. Enrolled Jan. 21, 1865. Substitute. 
Johnson, Ashley P.. Enrolled Oct. 25, 1864. Drafted. 
Kimmel, Sands. Enrolled Sept. 23, 1864. Drafted. 
Klotz, Martin P. Enrolled Oct. 27, 1864. Drafted. 
Kidder, Rufus. Enrolled Oct. 12. 1864. Substitute. 
Lawrence, John A. Enrolled Oct. 13, 1864. Substitute. 
Lowe, Peter. Enrolled Jan. 16, 1865. Substitute. 
Ludy, Samuel. Enrolled Sept. 28. 1864. Drafted. 
Lord, Henry H. Enrolled Feb. 10. 1865. Substitute. 
Mack, William. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1864. Substitue. 
Might, Samuel D. Enrolled Oct. 8, 1864. Substitute. 
Moist, Abraham. Enrolled Sept. 23, 1864. Drafted. 
Moore, Robert. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1864. Drafted. 
Miller, Andrew J. Enrolled Oct. 8. 1864. Substitute. 
McLean, William. Enrolled Sept. 24, 1864. Drafted. 
McEwen, Francis. Em'olled Sept. 30, 1864. Drafted. 
McCatharin, Hugh. Enrolled Feb. 16, 1865. Substitute. 
Meyers, Collostin D. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute. 
Mehurin, John. Enrolled Feb. 9, 1865. Substitute. 
Nye, William K. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1864. Drafted. 
Owen, Andrew M. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Sul)stitute. 
Owen, Albert J. Enrolled F'eb. 14, 1865. Substitute. 
Patton, William H. Enrolled May 13, 1864; Drafted. 
Pleach, Joseph. Enrolled Sept. 20, 1864. Drafted. 
Plott, William. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1864. Drafted. 
Pratt, Jackson; Enrolled March 7. 1865. Substitute. 
Ridgway, John W. Enrolled Oct. 21, 1864. Substitute. 
Riegle, Elias. Enrolled Sept. 10, 1864. Substitute. 
Rodabaugh, EJenjamin. Enrolled Oct. 20, 1864. Substitute. 
Roberts, Taylor. Enrolled Jan. 20, 1865. Substitute. 
Roberts, Scott. Enrolled Jan. 20, 1865. Substitute. 
Riter, Frederick. Enrolled Nov. 14, 1864. Drafted. 
Rubrake, John M. Enrolled Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute. 
Siler, John. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1864. Drafted. 
Stiifler, John. Enrolled Oct. 14, 1864. Substitue. 
Sunmiers, George. Enrolled Oct. 20, 1864. Substitute. 



2f)8 TIIIKTV-SKCONI) KKC.IIMKNT O. V. I. 

SlickiK\ . Joliii II. Enrolled ( )ct. I(S, 1864. Drafted. 
Shaner, Andrew j. I-jirolled J-'el). 13, 1865. Substitute. 
Steffy, Silas. Enrolled Jan. 17. 1865. Substitute. 
Sluthour. John W. Enrolled Oct. 13, 1864. Substitute. 
Townsend, Taylor. Enrolled Oct. 18, 1864. Substitute. 
Toland, John W. Enrolled Oct. 14, 1864. Substitute. 
Thomas, August. Enrolled Sept. 29, 1864. Substitute. 
Tong, Thomas. F^nrolled Sept. 21. 1864. Drafted. 
Toops, Samuel. Enrolled Veh. 8, 1865. Sustitute. 
Tyler. Xathan E. Enrolled l*"e1). 13. 1865. Substitute. 
\anmeter, (ieorge W. Enrolled Feb. 16, 1865. Substitute. 
\ader. Henry. Enrolled Feb. 13, 1865. Substitute. 
Vogan, jolm \'. Enrolled Oct. 13, 1864. Substitute. 
Waxier," William R. Enrolled Oct. 18, 1864. Substitute. 
Wallace, William. Enrolled Oct. 27. 1864. Drafted. 
Welty, Nathaniel. Enrolled Sept. 2y, 1864. Drafted. 
Wise, Lawrence H. Enrolled Oct. 5, 1864. Substitute. 
West, John. Enrolled Sept. 2^, 1864. Drafted. 
Walters. William (1. Enrolled Sept. 22, 1864. Drafted. 




APPENDIX. 



THE HARPER'S FERRY AFFAIR. 

From the Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the 
War, Series i, Vol. XIX., Part i. Chap. 3, pages 518 to 803, in- 
clusive, will be found an extended account of the operations of the 
troops holding Harper's Ferry, Va., just previous to its surrender 
in 1862, by Col. Miles, and also the report of commission that 
investigated the conduct on the occasion of that surrender, of 
Gen. White, Cols. Ford, Miles and others. The investigation was 
exhaustive, the evidence full and complete, and clearly brmgs out 
the following facts, to-wit: On September 5, Col. Miles being in 
command at Harper's Ferry, placed Col. Ford, of the Thirty- 
second Ohio in command on Maryland Heights, one of the com- 
manding positions about Harper's Ferry. Col. Ford, finding the 
position devoid of fortifications or intrenchments, notified Col. 
Miles of the fact, and insisted on being furnished tools with which 
to erect the necessary earthworks, that the position might be made 
tenable with the small force under his command. This reasona- 
ble request was not responded to by Col. Miles, but for what cause 
is unknown to the commission. The conmiission also find that 
subsequently, when the enemy appeared in very heavy force, Col. 
k'ord repeatedly and earnestly called on Col. Miles for rein- 
forcements, that this call was feebly, or not at all, complied with; 
that as late as the morning of the 13th of September, Col. Ford 
sent two written communications to Col. Miles, asking reinforce- 
ments, at the same time explaining the situation, and that with 
only the troops then under his command he could not hope to 
hold the Heights, and that unless relieved or otherwise ordered 
he would have to abandon them ; that as late as eleven o'clock of 
the 13th of September, and but a few hours previous to rhe aban- 
donment of his position. Col. Miles said to Col. Ford that he could 
not have another man and must do the best he could, and if una- 



270 THIKTY-SECOND KKCilMENT O. V. I. 

hie to hold his ])ositi'on lie iiuist spike the g'uiis, throw tlicm down 
the liill and \vith(h-a\v to llarper's hY'rrv. 

The commission finds that Col. ]'\)r(l was given a discre- 
tionary command to abandon the Heights or hold them if his 
judgment dictated that he could do so with the men and means 
then at his command, and the commission believed, from the evi- 
dence, that the result did not surprise or displease the officer in 
conunand at iiarper's Ferrv. 

The (juestion for the commission was: Did Col. Ford make a 
sufficient defense of the position he was ordered to defend and 
where he was in conunand. There entered into this question a 
consideration of the num])er of men at his command, the sur- 
roundings, the character of the ground over which the enemv 
made their advance, covered as it was by rocks and trees, without 
l)reastworks or fortifications or means to erect them, the failure 
of Col. .Miles to send reinforcements, and his discreticMiarv instruc- 
tions, and from it it was certainly apparent, as the commission de- 
termined, that Col. Ford did just as Col. Mills ordered and that 
Col. Miles' inefficiency — barring any harsher term — led to the 
shameful surrender of Harper's Ferrv. 

ISut we have not in this result considered the evidence on be- 
half of Col. 1^'ord. Every officer who was on Maryland iricights 
and who testified, stated that there was a military necessit}- for 
withdrawing from the Heights at the time Col. Ford gave orders 
to do so. Col. h^ord told Capt. McGrath that he had an order from 
Col. Miles to evacuate, and read the order to the captain, who 
knew Col. Miles' handwriting, and recognized it in that order. 

Was there a necessity for that evacuation at that time? Con- 
sider what has liereinbefore been stated and add the further facts. 
The force at Col. Ford's command, excepting one regmieut — not 
an Ohio regiment — had made a brave and stubborn fight against 
vastly superior numbers and had been outflanked and compelled 
to fall back. They had the enemy in' front and on both flanks, 
both infantry and artillery — not less than fifteen pieces — and the 
enemy was gradually extending and strengthening his flanks, with 
the evident intention of capturing the entire force on the Heights, 
b^urther resistance would have ])een a foolish sacrifice of the lives of 
his men. and Col. I'^ord recognized that the hour had come to exer- 
cise his personal judgment, and he gave the order to retire. That 
he exercised that discretion judiciously is avouched by every wit- 
ness before the commission who was incjuired' of on that point, and 
all the criticism passed upcju his action in the premises by Col. 



APPENDIX. 271 

Miles was, that he (Miles) was afraid that Col. Ford had given up 
the Heights too soon. 

The commission concluded that Col. Miles was unfit to con- 
duct so important a defense as that at Harper's Ferry, and that 
Gen. Wood, who placed this inefficient officer in command, should 
be censured therefor. 

There are a few other facts established by the investigation 
pursued by the commission, that, while they do not vindicate any 
one, reflect more or less severely upon Col. Miles and Gen. Mc- 
Clellan, but are not material in this connection. It is only impor- 
tant to the Thirty-second Ohio that Col. Ford be vindicated, and a 
perusal of the authority cited at the beginning of this appendix, 
which we have summarized here, can leave no doubt on the 
mind of anv unprejudiced reader. 



n. 

MEDAL OF HONOR. 

The Seventeenth Army Corps had a Board of Honor, whose 
business it was to inquire into the facts as to gallant services, and 
if those facts justified, to grant medals of honor. Among those 
won by the Thirty-second Ohio was one granted to Theo. F. 
Fisher, of H. Company, but at the time of earning this distinction 
color sergeant of the regiment. A copy of the original order is 
as follows: 

Headquarters Seventeenth Army Corps, 
(In the Field, Goldsboro, N. C, 1865.) 
General Orders No. 13.— Extract. 

On the recommendation of the Board of Honor, the fol- 
lowing award of Medals of Honor were made and published 
to this command : 

Sergeant Theo. F. Fisher, Color Sergeant, Thirty-second 
Regiment O. V. V. I., Silver Medal for gallant conduct on 
July 22, 1864, before Atlanta, Ga. 

When the enemy were advancing three lines deep, Ser- 
geant Fisher moved out in front of his command, waving his 
colors defiantly in the face of the advancing foe, and kept 



272 THIKTY-SEGOND REGIMENT, O. V. I. 

them steadily in the advance throu<^hout the close and bloodN' 
contest, encoLirag-ing- the men by voice and example. 

This Medal will be awarded him in front of his command. 
By order of 

F, P. Blaik, 

Major General Commanding-. 



III. 
REUNIONS OF THE REGIMENT, 

The First Reunions 

Of this regiment were informal affairs, and we have no record of 
them up to 1880. When Capt. Warner Mills was made Sec- 
retary and Treasurer of the Regimental Ante-bellum Organiza- 
tion and instructed to enroll all meml^ers of the regiment as mem- 
bers of that organization and notify them where the reunions 
would be held. Prior to this time reunions had been held ai 
Urbana, Plymouth and Mt. \'ernon, Ohio. 
What is called 

The Fifth 

( )f those reunions was held at Cincinnati, ( )., June 15 and 16, 1881, 
during the Exposition. 

The Seventh Reunion 

Was at Dayton. O., on the occasion of a reunion of the Ex-Pris- 
oners of War Association, June 15 and 16,. However the Sev- 
enth Reunion is the one when these meetings took on a busi- 
ness-like organization. This reunion was held at Columbus, ()., 
on September i, 1883. At this meeting a constitution was adopted, 
which provided that the organization should be known as the 
Regimental Association of the Thirty-second Ohio; that its offi- 
cers should consist of a President, \'ice President, Secretary, 
Treasurer and Chaplain; that their duties should be such as usu- 
ally devolve on such officers. That all conu-adcs of the Thirty- 
second ( )hi() should be eligible to membership; that the reunions 
should l)e held annually, at such times and places as should be 



APPENDIX. 273 

determined upon by the Association; that there should be no 
membership fee. and expenses should be met by contributions. 

Under this constitution, Rev. R. B. Bennett, the brave and 
beloved chaplain of the regiment in the field was made President 
and Dr. A. H. Brundage, for a long time in the field, the not less ^ 
brave, the not less beloved, the skillful surgeon and capable phy- 
sician of the regiment, was made Vice President. Capt. Mills was 
elected Secretary and Treasurer, all to serve for the term of two 
years. 

The Eighth Annual Reunion 

Was held at Xenia, O., October 2^, 1884. Mrs. Dr. Brundage 
contril)uted largely to make this reunion an exceedingly pleasant 
one. This lady, the excellent wife of our surgeon, had an exciting 
and perilous experience in the summer of 1863, when going down 
the Mississippi to Vicksburg on a visit to her husband. The 
steamboat on which she was making her journey was set on fire 
by emissaries of the rebel government in the night time and 
burned to the water's edge. Mrs Brundage was rescued by Com- 
rade Moses Thomas. 

At this reunion the flag that was not surrendered at Harper's 
Ferry (see General History) was brought out by a brother of 
the comrade who carried it out of the rebel lines, and the "boys" 
once more feasted their eyes upon it. 

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home was visited upon 
this occasion. Some exercises were had, in which the old flag 

above referred to, borne by a son of the man — Comrade Lee, 

of Companv — who saved it from the stain of surrender, an 

inmate of the home. Major Brundage, in a neat address, gave the 
children the history of that particular flag. This reunion closed 
with a banquet and camp fire. 

The Ninth Annual Reunion 

Was held at McCoy Post Hall. Columbus, O., September 2. 1885, 
President R. B. Bennett presiding. The following officers were 
elected, to-wit: Major A. H. Brundage, President; Comra:de 
George Knofiflock, Vice President; Capt. Mills again elected Sec- 
retary and Treasurer, and R. B. Bennett, Chaplain. According 
to the last-named comrade. Company G had present at this meet- 
ing representatives from Kansas. Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, West 
Virginia, Ohio and Washington, D. C. This reunion closed with 
camp fire at the evening session. 



2V4 THIKTY-SECOND KEGniKNT O. V. I. 

Thk Tp:ntii Annum. Reunion 

Was hcUl at McCoy Tost Hall. Lohunbus. O.. September i, 1886. 
IV. A. H. Hruiulagfe in the chair. The Doctor read a very inter- 
esting and exhanstive paper on the snrrender of Harper's Ferry. 
(^The Doctor was solicited for this paper for publication in this 
liistory. but it had unfortunately become lost or destroyed.) Com- 
rade W. H. Sieford. of Atlanta. Ga.. for the first time present at our 
reunions, presented the Association with a stick he had cut from 
the spot whereon Cien. McPherson fell July 22, 1864, and requested 
that it be carried by each President of the Association during his 
tenn of ot^ce. K. Z. Hays offered the following resolution, which 
was adopted: 

"Resolved. That a vote of thanks be tendered Prof. Sieford 
for the historical stick presented our Association, ami that we ac- 
cept the saiue as a memento to be sacredly cherished anil care- 
fully preserved as the baton of our presiding officer." 

P>y an additional resolution it Avas provided that the President 
should have the cane or baton properly mounted and inscribed, 
and that a silver band be placed around it by each presiding offi- 
cer, in regfular succession, on which should be inscnbed the name 
of such officer and the years during which they served as such. 
The matter of a regimental history was first discussed at this meet- 
ing. 

The Eleventh Annual Reunion 

Was hold at Wells Post Hall. Columbus. CX. Augiist 31. 1887. 
The following officers were elected, to-wit: George KnofHock. 
President: E. Z. Hays, \'ice President: W.' Mills. Secretary and 
Treasurer, and R. B. Bennett, Chaplain. The Secretary- reported 
the deaths of Gen. B. F. Potts and J. J. Hibbetts. late colonels of 
the regiment. Coiumittees to draft and report resolutions on the 
death of these comrades, were appionted as follows, to-wit: On 
the death of Gen. Potts — Comrades E. Z. Hays. R. B. Bennett and 
William Snodgrass: on the death of Col. Hibbetts — Comrades 
William Wickham. John Bl\-the and F. F. Conner: who reported 
the following resolutions, which were read, ordered spread upon 
our records, and copies sent to the bereaved friends: 

RESOLUTIONS ON DE.\TH OF COMRADE B. F. POTTS. 

\\ liereas. The fonuer colonel of our regiment. Gen. B. F. 

Potts, died in Xevada. on June the 17th. 1887. and this being the 



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first reunion of the Thirty-second O. Y. V . I. ftillowint;- this inter- 
jiosition of Divine Provicience, we deem it just and httin^- to add 
our testimony as a regimental organization to that of his friends 
of civil life, who have testified to the services he rendereil his 
country in war and peace, therefore. 

Resolved. That we sincerely regret that our comrade and com- 
mander has been so soon called from us, but recognizing the fact 
that regrets are useless, and huml)ly bowing to the will of that 
Ciod who orders all things in season, and that law of nature that 
ripens the harvest for the sickle of death, we here, to-day, write 
al)ove his tomb the estimate of those who knew him in his soldier 
life better than all other men; and we, his coniradis in arms, offi- 
cers and j)rivates of the Thirty-second Regiment, ( ). \ . \'. I., la\ a 
wreath of laurel and of love upon the sward that wraps his clay, 
bv which we mean to bear testimony to his worth as an officer, to 
his coiu'age as a soldier, to his ability and usefulness as a civilian, 
and to his unquestionable integrity through all. 

Resolved. That after the la]ise of all these years since the war, 
w ith the cool, unliiased rejection these years have brought, we feel 
we can candidly say his military career is a histor\' of the Thirty- 
second Ohio Regiment: that our greatest usefulness to our coun- 
try — whatever that may have l)een — epitomizes his most honorable 
and valuable service also. 

Resolved, That it is when we turn to offer condolence to his 
bereaved wife, we most clearly coni])rehend the sad event we to-day 
deplore and connnemorate; that whilst wc desire that she should 
know how much we esteemed her ]uis])and living, how we, with 
her, mourn his death in the meridian of his manhood, we feel that 
for her there is little that can be said by us that will tend to dry 
up the fountain of her grief; but that, as the widow of a brave sol- 
dier,who won honorable distinction, she will delight in the words 
of praise and esteem we can so honestly and heartily utter above 
the grave of our old connnander, and we trust and believe that this 
acknowledgment of his worthy service by his old conn-ades will 
prove more comforting to her than any formal words of regret we 
migiit tender, however multiplied, coming as they do from those 
who shared with him the dangers and privations of war, and en- 
joyed his hospitality in the lull of the stomi. 

Resolved. That we extend to Mrs. B. F. Potts the hospitality 
of our regimental organization, and earnestly and cordially solicit 



27*» TIIIKTV-SKCONI) KKCilMKNT O. V. I. 

her to attend as fre(|uently as possil)le our annual reunions, as tlie 

representative of her deeeasetl hnsl)an(l. 

Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes, 

and that the eity papers be requested to publish the same, and that 

a oopv thereof be forwarded to Mrs. B. F. Potts. 

R. B. BENNETT, Chairman. 
WM. SNODGRASS, 
E. Z. HAYS, Seeretary. 

KESOl.lTIONS ON THIC DKATlI Ol' COISIKADI': J. J. lIIHHJiTTS. 

Whereas, The former eolonel of our regiment, jetYcrson J. 
llihbetts, died in C'hetopa, l.abuna (.'ount\. Kan., on Ant;'. 2, 

1887, and this beiiii;- the first reunion of our re^^iment sinee, we 
deem it projier to add tnir testimony as a regimental ori^anization 
to that i>f his friends oi ci\il life to the serviee he rendered his 
etnmtr\ duriuj^' the late war; therefore. 

Resolved, lliat we sincerely regret that our conn-ade has been 
called so early in life, after passing- through all the tlangers and 
hardships of four years" active serviee in the tield. lUit realizing 
that regrets are useless, we humbly bow to the w jll of that God 
who orders all things. We here to-day write over his grave the 
estimate of his soldier life by those who knew him better than all 
otiier men, and we, his comrades in anus of the riurtv-seeoncl 
Regiment, O. \ . 1., wouUl ilrop a tear of svmpatln and love over 
the gra\ e i^i one who served his country faithfully and well m the 
dark hours. 

Resolved, That we extend to the friends and relatives the hos- 
pitality of our organization, and request them to meet with us in 
our annual reunions as a representative of our deceased comrade. 

Resolved, That these rest)lutions be S]:)read upon the min- 
utes, and that a copv be forwarded to the relatives. 

W. W. WICKHAM. 
luH.X BLYTHE. 
V. F. CONNOR, 

Committee. 

TlIK TWHI.KTII Anm'.m. Ki;iNION 

Was held in Douglass School lUiilding, L'olumbus, O., Sept. 12, 

1888, President George KnofHock in the chair. Two hundred and 
tiftv members registeretl at this meeting. Cai^ts. T. 1). Yost, Com- 



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paiiy !•": I'atlorson, C"()mi)aiiy I'".; William II. Morris, Company 
I), ami II. IIuIkm", C'ompany 1). ami niaii\' otlins, i\'i)i)rtc'(l for 
Ihc first time. Thr matter of a rci^inieiital history assumed some 
definite tt)rm at this meeting-. A considerable sum of money was 
subscribed and paid in for that purpose, and the following com- 
rades were selectetl to write their conii)anv history, to-wit: |act>b 
Tennock, Comjiany A; I). C. Shei)pard, Compaiiv T. : Ed 
Si)rague, Comjiany C'; N. Patterson, Company 1); ( ieorge 
KnoHlock. Company \'.: Dwight Webb. romi)an\ h' ; W. T. 
Dollison. Compau) (i; W. II. I'.akehorn, Conipanv 11; C. 1',. 
Smith, Ci)mpan\- I, and \']. 7.. Mays. Compan\ l\. Counnittee on 
Compiling the Mannscri])t,, W. Mills, William Snodgras,■^ and ( . 
I*",. Smith. C'onnnittee on Publication, V.. Z. Havs. ( ieorge Knof- 
llock and W. Mills. 

The Tiiiktkknth Annitae Reunion 

Was held in Wells I 'ost Hall. Cohnnbus, ().. Sept. 4, iSS(), Presi- 
dent Knol'llock. in the chair. The following ofticers w crt' t'lccted, 
to-wit: v.. v.. lla\s. President; 1). Webb, \ice President: W. 
Mills. ."^I'cretarx- and Treasm^'r. and K. 15. lUMuu'lt. Chai)!ain. 
Thirty-one deaths of members of the regiment wi^re reported at 
this meeting since nnister t)ut of the regiment. 

The KouktivI'NTii Annual Kiu'nion oI' IS'X) 

Was held in Wcll.s Post Mall. Cohnnbus. ( ).. President I'".. Z. 
I laws in the chair. There was a good attendance. The matter of 
the regimental historx being called up. tln' plan ol procedure was 
materially changeil. All the old connnittees were discharged and 
a single conuuittee api)ointed to ]M-epare the general history and 
publish the same. '.That connnitU-t' consisted of V.. Z. Tla\'S, War- 
ner Mills and Cieorge Knofllock. 'This committee reported to 
the conuuittee of the house that the\ had organized by electing 
\\. Z. HaNS chairman. Warner Mills treasm-er. and (ieorge Knof- 
fldck secrelai-\. To T". Z. Ila\s was enlrusti'd lln' compiling, 
writing and arranging of the manuscript foi' the publisher. 

The F II' t ice nth Annual Reuinon 

W'as held in Wells Post Hall. Cohnnbus. ().. Sei)tend)cr 15. 1891, 
President \l. Z. Hays in the chair. Committee on History re- 
]iorted jirogress. A resolution was adopted to place a cut of 



278 THIKTV-SKCOND KrCGIMKNT O. V. I. 

C liaplaiii l\. I'>. Ikiinctt in the liistor\-. which C'oniradc ( Icorj^'o 
Knoflloek at^Tced to funiisli. ( )tficc'rs elected: Dwi^iit W'ebl), 
President; William Snodi;rass. \ ice I'fesident; Warner Mills, 
Secretary and 'IVeasm-er, and R. I'). IJennctt. Chai)lain. 

The SixTiviCNTii Annual Khunion ov ]S')2 

Was held in the hall of the House of Representatives, Columbus. 
()., President Webb in the chair. Xothiuij of ])articular import- 
ance transpired, l)ut an enjoyable reimion was had. 

TiiK Skvhnticenth Annual Reunion of 18't3 

Was held at the same place as the Sixteenth, President W ebb in 
the chair. The following ofificers were elected: 'President, Wil- 
liam Snodi^rass; \ ice President, S. F". P)cll; Secretary and Treas- 
urer, W. ^Nlilks; Chaplain, R. 15. Peiuiett. Tiie death rcjll increases 
as the years g'o by. Among^ those reported for the past \ ear is that 
of Dr. John W. Murray, who was the first regimental surgeon. 
He died at Cleveland, ( )., ( )ct. 24. 181)3. Pi'esent at this reunion, 
seventy-five. 

The Eiohtkenth Anni'al Reunion 

Was lield in the Senate Chamber, Columbus, C)., Sept. 5, 1894. 
President Snodgrass in the chair. We had as visitors Adjt. Gen. 
Howe and .State Auditor Eb. Poe, who delivered addresses. We 
make note of the fact that among the avocations in which our mem- 
bers are engaged are that of the ministry, the law, medicine, farm- 
ing, merchandising and mechanical. We have among us mayors, 
heads of departments in city governments and clerks of depart- 
ments at Washington, D. C. Deaths reported, during the year 
were four. Present at this reunion sixty-five. 

The Ninteenth Annual Reunion 

Was held in the hall of the House of Representatives, Columl)us, 
O., September 4, 1895, President William Snodgrass in the chair. 
The following of^cers were elected: President, S. F. Bell; \"ice 
President, P. P. Ford; Secretary and Treasurer, W. jNIills; Chap- 
lain, R. B. Bennett. Silver bands as heretofore provided, were 
ordered placed upon the baton of our presiding officer, one each 
for ex-lVesidents K. P>. lU'iuiett and Dr. .\. H. Ihnmdage; and one 



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for Secretary and Treasurer Warner Mills, each showing date 
and term of service. 

E. Z. Hays, who has collected, arranged and written the gen- 
eral history of the regiment, reported the manuscript completed, 
and the other members of the Historical Conmiittee, on the recom- 
mendation of Warner Mills, expressed themselves as satisfied 
with the same, and the entire committee joined in presenting it to 
the organization, which approved the work done and instructed 
the committee to proceed to print as soon as possible. 

Note. — The compiler is under obligations to Conu-ade War- 
ner Mills for material and indispensable assistance in editing this 
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